But not, oh, not the bard. Yet this I say—

There are two kinds of courage: one's a boomer

Avid of gold and glory; this is A,

Crowned with a palm, and in her hands I see

Sheaves of press cuttings. There is also B.

Not venturesome, this last, to brave the billows,

To beard the panther in his hidden lair,

To probe the epiderms of armadillos,

Nor execute wild cart-wheels in the air;

But who shall say how much Britannia still owes