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...were to become Pope, when I shall appear before the Divine Judge, then what am I?" But mostly, John's Journal is a touching composite of a humble, gentle man never satisfied, ever seeking. Despite the book's hefty $8 price tag, it is ringing up brisk sales...
...company of four muscular Quakers, he was taken for a brisk walk during which he was encouraged to admire the beauties of nature and enjoy the song of the lark.... He was not allowed any literature that might be considered inflammatory, he was given the Bible, Pilgrim's Progress and Uncle Tom's Cabin.... He was allowed no tobacco, no alcohol, and no red pepper. Cocoa he might have at any hour of the day or night, since the most eminent of his guardians were purveyors of that innocent beverage...
High spirits, deft wit and an elegantly sketched stage mark Amis' comic theater; the face-pullings, pratfalls and brisk tattoo of slapstick are the devices of a master. His aim is serious comedy. And, like the skewered and flayed Englishman of the fable, it never hurts except when he laughs...
CHIPS WITH EVERYTHING, by Arnold Wesker, chides the British lower classes for being docile sheep that raise nary a baa of protest at their lot. The setting is an R.A.F. training camp, and the military gamesmanship is brisk and funny...
Mills takes his joke too far. This is apparent from the beginning, when a brisk prologue and a bold community sing are allowed to founder on an unwieldy and interminable overture (written by Mills, who produced all the music) that adds nothing but a memory of Beyond the Fringe...