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Posted by Emma Burlinson on November 11, 19103 at 07:06:56:

In Reply to: Re: Philip Larkin posted by gary on May 27, 19103 at 18:14:58:

: : : : can someone please help me interpret the poem, "a study of reading habits"
: : : :

: When getting my nose in a book
: Cured most things short of school,
: It was worth ruining my eyes
: To know I could still keep cool,
: And deal out the old right hook
: To dirty dogs twice my size.

: Later, with inch-thick specs,
: Evil was just my lark:
: Me and my cloak and fangs
: Had ripping times in the dark.
: The women I clubbed with !
: I broke them up like meringues.

: Don't read much now: the dude
: Who lets the girl down before
: The hero arrives, the chap
: Who's yellow and keeps the store,
: Seems far to familiar. Get stewed:
: Books are a load of crap.

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