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Estou farto do lirismo comedido Do lirismo bem comportado Do lirismo funciona  rio p u blico com livro de ponto expediente protocolo e manifesta c° o‹  es de apre c° o ao Sr Diretor. Estou farto do lirismo que pa  ra e vai averiguar no diciona  rio o cunho verna  culo de um voca  bulo. Abaixo os puristas I'm sick of cautious lyricism of well-behaved lyricism of a civil servant lyricism complete with time card office hours set procedures and expressions of esteem for Mr Boss, Sir. I'm sick of the lyricism that has to stop in midstream to look up the precise meaning of a word. Down with purists!

- Manuel Bandeira
  Libertinagem,'Poe  tica' (translated as'Poetics',1989).

The world isaglobal campus,Hilary, you'd betterbelieve it. The American Express card has replaced the library pass.

- David John Lodge
  Small World, pt.1, ch.2.

'Good-morning; good-morning!'the General said When we met him last weekon our way to the line. Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of 'em dead, And we're cursing his staff for incompetent swine. 'He's a cheery old card,'grunted Harry to Jack As they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack. But he did for them both by his plan of attack.

- Siegfried Louvain Sassoon
  'The General'.