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"It did not last: the devil, shouting "Ho. Let Einstein be," restored the status quo."
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J. C. SquireNow there once was a lass, and a very pretty lass, — J. C. Squire
"Now there once was a lass, and a very pretty lass, And she was an isotopes daughter"
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J. C. Squire
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Sir John Collings Squire was an English writer, most notable as editor of the London Mercury, a major literary magazine in the interwar period. He antagonised several eminent authors, but attracted a coterie that was dubbed the Squirearchy. He was also a poet and historian, who captained a famous literary cricket-team called the Invalids.
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"God heard the embattled nations sing and shout "Gott strafe England" and "God save the King!" God this, God that, and God the other thing – "Good God!" said God, "Ive got my work cut out!""
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