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Spry old (77) Lord Beveridge, whose widely debated report of 1942 set Britain firmly on the path of womb-to-tomb social security, bounced briefly back into the limelight to complain to his fellow Liberals that the path to his own tomb is studded with inflationary obstacles these days. After retiring from his last government job, Beveridge had felt secure about having enough gold for his golden years: "I was able to take with me for superannuation enough pounds to feel fairly happy for my future. Now each of those pounds is worth six shillings, eight pence. Our plans...
there will burst forth from the womb...
...that now lies in the womb...
...womb ! Thou loathed issue of thy father's loins...
Across the Golf Links. The first thing to clear up in Richard's life is his behavior before he entered it. According to various Tudors, Richard spent a cagey two years in his mother's womb, waiting for the appearance of "a hostile star'' that would make him a proper "Antichrist." When at last he made his delayed entry (in 1452), he did so feet foremost, with a set of teeth, and black hair flowing down to his deformed shoulders. On his face was a "malicious, wrathful, envious" expression...