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John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was born.

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1 John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was born to a middle-class family in Edwardian Hampstead. Although he claimed he failed his degree at Oxford University, more..

2 #Chastity

3 #Opportunity

4 John Betjeman: People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. #Home

5 #Friends and Friendship

6 #Law and Lawyers

7 #Sex

8 #Architecture

9 #Photography

10 John Betjeman: I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. #The future

11 #Mistakes

12 #Authority

13 #Tennis

14 #Time and Time Management

15 John Betjeman: Keep our Empire undismembered guide our Forces by Thy Hand, gallant blacks from far Jamaica, Honduras and Togoland; protect them Lord in all their fights, and even more, protect the whites. #Empire

16 #Churches

17 #Politics

18 #Genius

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