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Davies Family / Re: The Davies at Eton
« on: January 10, 2016, 12:01:25 AM »
The poem.
It made me laugh. Macnaghten explains that his dog had gotten loose one night and the others had had chinks of light showing during the blackout.
The quotes from Cyril Connolly about Michael and Nico can be found here: https://books.google.com/books?id=2KdcpKeCQR8C&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=cyril+connolly+nico+davies&source=bl&ots=yh2Yt35OiD&sig=fRuXhuE88DjTCZL8T_SYiTkr7QM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLgpz43p3KAhWC6SYKHd5yCdMQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q&f=false
[Three House-Masters and the Captain of the School have been
summoned by James Pearce to appear before the Justices of the
Peace at Slough, for various offences against the Defence of the
Realm Act. Up to the time of going to press, no news has been
heard. There is much anxiety in the School.]
Say, shall the triple-shining-mail
Of Ancient Learning nought avail ?
Nor purple beauty sink the scale
Of Pearce ?
O ! must thou turn the Slovian key
Upon the academic three—
Incarcerate the Senior Pre,
O! Pearce !
Ye favoured wearers of the gown,
Shall they that bear our classic crown
And he—your leader—knuckle down
To Pearce ?
Nay, lend an ear to their distress
As, with unregulated tress
And palm obverted, they confess
To Pearce.
" James, we repent we kindled night
With illegality of light.
To loose our dogs—it was not right,
Our Pearce!"
Lest on a day, lest on a day
When they return to Henry's sway
They may not thank thee (yet they may),
James Pearce.
summoned by James Pearce to appear before the Justices of the
Peace at Slough, for various offences against the Defence of the
Realm Act. Up to the time of going to press, no news has been
heard. There is much anxiety in the School.]
Say, shall the triple-shining-mail
Of Ancient Learning nought avail ?
Nor purple beauty sink the scale
Of Pearce ?
O ! must thou turn the Slovian key
Upon the academic three—
Incarcerate the Senior Pre,
O! Pearce !
Ye favoured wearers of the gown,
Shall they that bear our classic crown
And he—your leader—knuckle down
To Pearce ?
Nay, lend an ear to their distress
As, with unregulated tress
And palm obverted, they confess
To Pearce.
" James, we repent we kindled night
With illegality of light.
To loose our dogs—it was not right,
Our Pearce!"
Lest on a day, lest on a day
When they return to Henry's sway
They may not thank thee (yet they may),
James Pearce.
from ECC Thursday February 14, 1918
It made me laugh. Macnaghten explains that his dog had gotten loose one night and the others had had chinks of light showing during the blackout.
The quotes from Cyril Connolly about Michael and Nico can be found here: https://books.google.com/books?id=2KdcpKeCQR8C&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=cyril+connolly+nico+davies&source=bl&ots=yh2Yt35OiD&sig=fRuXhuE88DjTCZL8T_SYiTkr7QM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLgpz43p3KAhWC6SYKHd5yCdMQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q&f=false