“Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me.” IfsEasyMistakeLordSakeBombsSparesPardonGracious Book:Tennis Whites and Teacakes Source: Tennis Whites and Teacakes
“No man rides harder than my Lord Scamperdale - always goes as if he had a spare neck in his pocket.” IfsMenLordHarderNecksPocketsSpares Book:Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Source: Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
“I am ever Thine. If Thou cast me out, who shall take me in? If Thou disregard me, who shall look on me? More canst Thou remit, than I commit; more canst Thou spare, than I offend. Let not hurtful pleasures overcome me; at the least let not any perverse habit overwhelm me; From evil and unlawful desires; From vain, hurtful, impure imaginations; from the illusions of evil spirits; from pollutions of soul and of body; Good Lord, deliver me.” IfsLooksSoulBodySpiritDesireEvilImaginationPleasureLordHabitIllusionOvercomingCastsCommitVainTake MePollutionSparesDisregardHurtfulUnlawfulEvil Spirits Author:Lancelot Andrewes
“I can't remember coming across a more precise evocation of innocence lost since Golding's The Lord of the Flies. With The Death of Sweet Mister, Daniel Woodrell has written his masterpiece-spare, dark, and incandescently beautiful. It broke my heart.” HeartI CanBeautifulRememberLostDarkLordWrittenSweetMy HeartBrokeInnocenceSparesPreciseMasterpieceBroke My Heart Author:Dennis Lehane