Officer Thomas Ryan

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    “I who have cursed
    The drunken officer of British rule, how choose
    Between this Africa and the English tongue I love?
    Betray them both, or give back what they give?
    How can I face such slaughter and be cool?
    How can I turn from Africa and live?”
    —Derek Walcott (b. 1930)

    “For Johnnie Crack and Flossie Snail
    Always used to say that stout and ale
    Was good for a baby in a milking pail.”
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