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A gentleman is a man who never hurts anybody else unintentionally.

— Herbert Farjeon Herbert Farjeon's Cricket Bag (1946)

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Not content with discoursing on supermen, the author presents them in the flesh - or whatever it is they are made of.

A batsman given to run-stealing need not open his mouth to gain the reputation of a wit.

Herbert Farjeon's Cricket Bag (1946)

I’m the luckiest of females!
For I’ve danced with a man
Who’s danced with a girl
Who’s danced with the Prince of Wales!

I would like a bat with the words WHAT A ROTTEN WICKET-KEEPER stamped in large letters on the back of it.

Herbert Farjeon's Cricket Bag (1946)

Glory glory alleluia
I'm the luckiest of females
For I've danced with a man
Who's danced with a girl
Who's danced with the Prince of Wales.

I've Danced With a Man Who's Danced With a Girl (1927)

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