On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:25:10 +0000, Peter Twydell
wrote:

My interpretation of John Penta's post was that he was asking where the
original "They shall grow not old" came from, not "Lest we forget".

Right. But thanks to both of you nonetheless.:-)

Maybe it's intentional, maybe not, but when I read Kipling aloud, I
had Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" from "Messiah" (I think?) going
through my head.

John