Sir John Scott

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    “Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason?
    For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
    —Sir John Harington (1561–1612)

    “Our noble King, King Henery the eighth,
    Ouer the riuer of Thames past hee.”
    —Unknown. Sir Andrew Barton. . .

    English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)

    “Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans.
    Spare their women for Thy Sake,
    And if that is not too easy
    We will pardon Thy Mistake.
    But gracious Lord, whate’er shall be,
    Don’t let anyone bomb me.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “Action is character.”
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)