My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids were playing pedestrian war games, I'd be Horatius keeping the bridge.
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"My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids were playing pedestrian war games, I'd be Horatius keeping the bridge." — Bernie Taupin #familyparenting #warpeace
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My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids were playing pedestrian war games, I'd be Horatius keeping the bridge. — Bernie Taupin
About Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin was a Writer from United Kingdom (1950–present).
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This quote is attributed to Bernie Taupin, a Writer from United Kingdom.
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Bernie Taupin lived from 1950 – present.
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