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The Listeners
by Walter De La Mare

'Is there anybody there?' said the Traveller,
Knocking on the moonlit door;
And his horse in the silence champed the grasses
Of the forest's ferny floor:
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller's head
And he smote upon the door again a second time;
'Is there anybody there?' he said.
But no one descended to the Traveller;
No head from the leaf-fringed sill
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Linguistic Archaeology anyone?

I've been up town today with my lad who's had a big toenail off, and nothing much happened as we sat in the coffee shop in Coventry City Centre.

So I thought I'd talk about linguistic Archaeology, which I came across a few years ago by reading Melvin Braggs "A History of English", and watching his series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaRSdjfC4IQ

As kids we used to play in the streets around our ...

I would lke to keep track of what I am reading, and my thoughts about the books and poems for my future reference.

I also have another idea that I would like to keep a track of.

I have always been interested in language and its use. I suppose I have a liberal attitude towards language and its development. I like the idea that doable - the word - was not an acceptabe word 15 years ago. It has been used, grown in usage and become an acceptable part of everyday language. ...