His Royal Highness, The Prince Of Wales, Reads His Favourite Poem On National Poetry Day

[Canary42]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07pzpq0

[retrocop]

Good for him. Can't be bothered to sign in to listen to it though.
Anybody care to listen to my favourite poem. You don't have to sign in for it but it will be probably censored after the 2nd verse. My Dad's party piece around the family at Christmas after a few sherrys. :-)
Entitled : The Grand Farting Contest.

[Mamyalynne]

https://inside.mines.edu/~jamcneil/levinquote.html

[10ClarionSt]

I'll tell you a tale that's certain to please
Of a Grand Farting Contest at Sh*tten-on-Peas
Where a*s*s of all sizes paraded in fields
To take part in the contest for various shields.

Is that the one retro?

[Mamyalynne]

A very good choice by Prince Charles.

[Barsel]

retrocop was your Dad quoting Shakespeare? Sorry, if you didn't listen to HRH reading his poem, you won't know what I'm talking about. Why did you have to sign in, I just clicked onto the link and it played straight away.

[Ellipsis]

Prince Charles's Favourite Poem ...

On Quoting Shakespeare by Bernard Levin

If you cannot understand my argument, and declare "It's Greek to me", you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger; if your wish is farther to the thought; if your lost property has vanished into thin air, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you have ever refused to budge an inch or suffered from green-eyed jealousy, if you have played fast and loose, if you have been tongue-tied, a tower of strength, hoodwinked or in a pickle, if you have knitted your brows, made a virtue of necessity, insisted on fair play, slept not one wink, stood on ceremony, danced attendance (on your lord and master), laughed yourself into stitches, had short shrift, cold comfort or too much of a good thing, if you have seen better days or lived in a fool's paradise -why, be that as it may, the more fool you , for it is a foregone conclusion that you are (as good luck would have it) quoting Shakespeare; if you think it is early days and clear out bag and baggage, if you think it is high time and that that is the long and short of it, if you believe that the game is up and that truth will out even if it involves your own flesh and blood, if you lie low till the crack of doom because you suspect foul play, if you have your teeth set on edge (at one fell swoop) without rhyme or reason, then - to give the devil his due - if the truth were known (for surely you have a tongue in your head) you are quoting Shakespeare; even if you bid me good riddance and send me packing, if you wish I was dead as a door-nail, if you think I am an eyesore, a laughing stock, the devil incarnate, a stony-hearted villain, bloody-minded or a blinking idiot, then - by Jove! O Lord! Tut tut! For goodness' sake! What the dickens! But me no buts! - it is all one to me, for you are quoting Shakespeare.

[10ClarionSt]

It wouldn't play for me either, unless I signed in. The ever efficient BBC denies us access to the Heir to the throne!

[sanmac]

That was fantastic, it really was. I had no idea that all of those figures of speech, idioms, sayings, adages, quotes, etc. were introduced into the language by Shakespeare. Also the Duke has a magnificent voice.

[Mamyalynne]

Well you now have a link and a C&P, no problem.

[Barsel]

I wonder if Bobbisox was quoting Shakespeare when she said Dev off Corrie makes her teeth itch. :-)

[retrocop]

That's the one 10CS.
Barsel
I clicked on the link and was asked twice to sign in. No thanks.

[Ellipsis]

C&P, how dare you, I typed all of that in myself ...

[Barsel]

Retro, perhaps I'm already signed in as I use it for reading the news and watching iplayer.

[Mamyalynne]

ooops ;-)

[Ellipsis]

Hehe

[sanmac]

That would be an excellent teaching-aid for an English Literature teacher to use. Anyway, thanks for the post, Canary42.