DON'T RHAPSODISE
The Jiiiglislunan derives as much liummir out of unclur-st;iteiiicut' or excessive moderation of speech ;is the Anu'ricsiu by addictitm to tlie otlier exti'enie, s;iys an American contributur to 1 he "LiLiidniiirk," the orgfiii of tin: .Aiiglo-Aiiiericaii Speaking Union. Thus Mr. Hobby Jones is described by our scribblers as- "the most wonderful golfer or' all limes," whereas JMr. Bernard Darwin', writing in "The Times," might state that My. Jones, with a little practice, could -develop into an excellent player. When-Mr. William Tildeu won the championship at .Wimbledon several years ago a reporter in tlie London "Daily Telegraph" wrote: .• "He plays tennis very well indeed." It is not good form to. rhapsodise. Two Englishmen iveer gazing at a magnificent panorama in the Bernese Oberland —high peaks, suou'liolds, glaciers, forests—a grand picture. One of them remarked,, ".Not bad that," to which the other responded, "It's fill right, old man, ■ but you needn't rave about it like a bally poet!"
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 30
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158DON'T RHAPSODISE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 85, 20 October 1928, Page 30
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