Cotswold Line - Poetry

Poetry

The line features in two notable poems: Adlestrop by Edward Thomas and Pershore Station, or A Liverish Journey First Class by Sir John Betjeman.

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    Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.
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