The tumalt and shouting dies, The captains and the kings depart. Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heat. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget.

It thrilled through him when he first felt the keel answer to his hand on the spokes and slide over the long hollows as the foresail scythed back and forth against the blue sky.

I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.

Teach us delight in simple things, and mirth that has no bitter springs.

However the world pretends to divide itself, there are only two divisions in the world today - human beings and Germans.

I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus ( It's all one, says the Sapper) There's only one Corps which is perfect - that's us; An' they call us Her Majesty's Engineers, With the rank and pay of a Sapper!

I worked like a horse and I ate like a hog and I slept like a dead man.