who wrote this

[william williams]

just asking a question who wrote this

'Tis a wicked world we live in;
Wrong in reason, wrong in rhyme;
But no matter: we'll not give in
While we still can come to time.

Strength's a shadow; Hope is madness;
Love, delusion; Friendship, sham;
Pleasure fades away to sadness,
None of these are worth a d---n.

There is naught on earth to please us;
All things at the crisis fail.
Friends desert us, bailiffs tease us--
(To such foes we give leg-bail).

But a stout heart still maintaining,
Quells the ills we all must meet,
And a spirit fear disdaining
Lays our troubles at our feet.

So we'll ne'er surrender tamely
To the ills that throng us fast.
If we must die, let's die gamely;
Luck may take a turn at last.



Bill Williams the old battler

[Maureen K Clifford]

Adam Lindsay Gordon - Google is your friend Bill

[william williams]

thanks Maureen glad to see that some are awake

bill the old battler

[Neville Briggs]

I suppose it looks a bit quaint to us that Gordon thought it was naughty to spell out damn.

Of course I'm awake Willum. A man who doesn't drink is always well and alert.

[william williams]

Oh Neville is that why you are sleepy and non alert, OOPS sorry OFFICER the devil made me write that so please don't kick me up the B**m


bill the old b

[Neville Briggs]

I'm not an officer, just an old pensioner, that's why I get a bit slow at times.

[Glenny Palmer]

...yeah.....slow as an Exocet.........(glad I never did speed past you on patrol.......
xx

[Neville Briggs]

What ??

[Heather]

Where do you patrol Glenny? (I'd do an upside down one if I could remember how - they are so much cooler!)

[Glenny Palmer]

HEATHER!... ....I meant Neville on patrol.......ooh the very thought!...& 'upside down?'...how do ya do that??