It incudes these lines: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss.
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You can read the whole poem at that link, but the last two verses are: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!
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It is delightful to handle, the full-synchromesh gearbox was everything it should be. The steering on the extra-low-pressure tyres was a shade heavy, brakes were powerful. The car's front was always firm and there was no needless pitch and toss. He also reported that this smaller-engined car was not run in but easily ran up to 70 miles an hour.
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The loss of both seats caused some recriminations in Conservative circles.Winston Churchill, "My Early Life", Thornton Butterworth Ltd, London 1930, pp. 239-240. Henry Howorth, in a letter to The Times, took it as an object lesson that "playing at pitch and toss" with Conservative principles would not lead to a victory and that it was better that the party went into opposition than "surrender to every Socialistic demand"."The Oldham Election" (letter), The Times, 11 July 1899, p. 11.
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Child playing Pitching Pennies (drawing) Pitching pennies, or in Britain Pap, Penny Up, Keeley (Scotland), "Nippy (Wales)", Pitch and Toss, Chucks, “Tinks” or "Jingies" is a game played with coins. Players take turns to throw a coin at a wall, from some distance away, and the coin which lands closest to the wall is the winner. The history of the game is ancient, and it is known to have been played by Ancient Greek children using bronze coins. In modern Israel the game is also played with Apricot kernels, and is called "Gogoim".
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128, Catholic Churches of London Retrieved July 2011 The church catered to the spiritual needs of many of Shepherd's Bush's new inhabitants - Irish labourers seeking work and opportunities in London, whose arrival in the capital created fears of urban slums and the spread of disease.Panayi, Panikos, p.144, Immigration, Ethnicity, and Racism in Britain, 1815-1945 Retrieved December 2011 It was clear that urbanisation would not necessarily bring prosperity to the area. At the turn of the century Hammersmith MP Sir William Bull was appalled to see Shepherd's Bush Green become home to destitute unemployed sleeping rough, gambling, and playing pitch and toss.
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