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And then she's slim, so swift and slim, (Electric wires in every limb) and she can ride and she can swim and she can dance till stars grow dim and waking, fresh as violets, play eighteen holes or seven sets, or paint or cook, or write a book, or fence or vote, or sail a boat Will run a mile or run a man, (and run the office, if she can) defend a burglar, drive a plane, and in the evening, dance again.
-A.P. Herbert, Ballads for Broadbrows
John Bull periodical May 1958
The magazine was published by Odhams from the late 1940′s to the early 1960′s. Similar in style to the iconic American magazine The Saturday Evening Post, the John Bull covers encapsulated post-war Britain and employed some of Britain's finest illustrators.
A.P. Herbert, Uncommon Law
Any Englishman To His Son
My lad, I like America a lot, And she can give us much we haven't got. By all means speak like some Chicago tough If England's English is not clear enough. By all means sing the songs of Hollywood If 'Annie Laurie' is no longer good. But two small things I must impress on you: Pray do not jitterbug- AND DO NOT CHEW
- A.P. Herbert, May 14, 1944
This poem first appeared in the Sunday Graphic, a British newspaper.
The Big Parade, by A.P. Herbert
Boadicea from the Bridge looked down, And saw the Yankee tanks invade the town. Boadicea held her head more high To hail the Sherman and the proud G.I. 'Eyes right!' she said. 'Fine fellows though you are, You're not the first to drive an armoured car. Halt, soldiers, halt! For here is one can tell A tale of fighting chariots as well. Look up, brave girls. In a.d. 61 I led the lads, and saw the Roman run. God speed you too against an alien mob: God bless you all for joining in the job. By Grant! By Sherman!' said the queen of queens. I wish I'd had such men, and such machines.' They passed. And Parliament, across the way, Discussed the principle of equal pay.
This poem first appeared in the Sunday Graphic, a British newspaper, on April 2, 1944.This version is taken from Light The Lights by A. P. Herbert, published 1945 by Methuen & Co.
A.P. Herbert, Uncommon Law
A.P. Herbert, Uncommon Law
A.P. Herbert, Uncommon Law
