Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A DOWNLAND CRISIS, SELECTION, by DOMINIC BEVAN WYNDHAM LEWIS



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A DOWNLAND CRISIS, SELECTION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The ale they drink in giggleswick
Last Line: To brigg and ponder's end.
Alternate Author Name(s): Shy, Timothy; Lewis, Wyndham
Subject(s): Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936)


The ale they drink in Giggleswick
They brew in Biggleswade;
In Chirk and Bilbster, so they say,
Their scores are never paid;
In Bugsworth and Fazakerley
Their snouts are red and blue,

But the very best tipple of all, I ween,
Is the beer at Luton Hoo!
A man may swig at Timperley,
And fill his paunch at Diss,
In Bootle and Balquhidder too
A cask is not amiss.
At Cleobury Mortimer —

I've never been to Wookey,
That lies beyond the West;
In Spofforth, or in Widnes,
A wounded heart may rest;
But in Yealmpton, ah! in Yealmpton,
There peace with love doth blend,
And evening comes with healing
To Brigg and Ponder's End.





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