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How proud upon your quarterdeck you stand,
Conductor, Captain of the mighty bus!
Like some Columbus you survey the Strand,
A calm newcomer in a sea of fuss.

— A. P. Herbert

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The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time.

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For I must write to The Times tonight, and save the world from sin.

Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.

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The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity
Are constructed with considerable care.

Don't let's go to the dogs tonight,
For mother will be there.

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