"Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight", She-Shanties (1926).
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Don't let's go to the dogs tonight,
For mother will be there.
— A. P. Herbert
What It Means
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For mother will be there." in the context of ""Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight", She-Shanties (1926)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About A. P. Herbert
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971) was an English humorist in many literary forms, a law-reform activist, and an independent M.P. representing Oxford University.
About A. P. Herbert
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971) was an English humorist in many literary forms, a law-reform activist, and an independent M.P. representing Oxford University.
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