The literate Briton, who shrinks from the bombastic, recoils even more sharply from the banal. Last week Punch blandly listed "for convenient reference . . . some of the telling images included" in a speech by Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton:
Bold front, a
Break in the clouds, a
Build and build surely
Daily burden, our
Dangers and difficulties
Faith in the future
Four corners of the earth, the
New inspiration, a
Peace and plenty
Poverty, disease and ignorance, the fight
against
Record of achievement Spirit of good will Steady progress
Unity of purpose, essential
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