It is a little too pemmicanised for everybody's taste; the author's limits compel him to a severe economy of detail in the very large field he has taken.

“Snail” is a quirky alt-pop number that observes the world from the perspective of a gastropod, while “Winter” is a sweetly sung exercise in introspection.

The press took seriously all Shaw's provocative ambiguities and clownings, and Lady Astor was identified with his most outrageous actions and statements.

Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said / I'd like to smash every tooth in your head.