JBJames Bramston

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James Bramston

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Listed in the author section of Bartlett’s ninth-edition anthology, in the linked 1905 printing. Dates reflect that historical edition and may differ from modern scholarship.

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Quotations and sayings

01In print by 1905 AD

What 's not devoured by Time's devouring hand? Where 's Troy, and where 's the Maypole in the Strand?

James Bramston / quote

02In print by 1905 AD

But Titus said, with his uncommon sense, When the Exclusion Bill was in suspense: "I hear a lion in the lobby roar; Say, Mr. Speaker, shall we shut the door And keep him there, or shall we let him in To try if we can turn him out again?"

James Bramston / quote

03In print by 1905 AD

So Britain's monarch once uncovered sat, While Bradshaw bullied in a broad-brimmed hat.

James Bramston / quote