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Quotes from The Last of England — Peter Porter

1929–2010 Australia

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Somewhere at the heart
of the universe sounds the
true mystic note: Me.

The Last of England (1970)

A professional
is one who believes he has
invented breathing.

The Last of England (1970)

Language of the liberal dead speaks
From the soil of Highgate, tears
Show a great water table is intact.
You cannot leave England, it turns
A planet majestically in the mind.

The Last of England (1970)

Much have I travelled in the realms of gold
for which I thank the Paddington and Westminster
Public Libraries.

The Last of England (1970)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Peter Porter (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.