In our speaking today there is no other usage of the word "lest" than in the solemn phrase "Lest we forget". It will be spoken today all over the Commonwealth countries at 11:00am.
Lest means (1) for fearthat, or (2) in order to avoid. It is followed by something the speaker thinks should be avoided.
"Lest we forget" is now preserved in war remembrance services and commemorative occasions in English speaking countries. It resonates through all the decades that have passed.
The phrase occurs eight times in the traditional service and and is repeated at the end of the first four stanzas of the Ode of Remembrancein order to add particular emphasis regarding the dangers of failing to remember.
Its source is the 1897 Christian poem written by Rudyard Kipling called "Recessional".
I am lucky I took the beech leaf pictures yesterday - there were no leaves on the Beech tree the next morning - they fell in the night. It seems strange, as it was a quiet night without wind. Today's pictures give yo an indication of Millie's activities. You can see the pictures of Millie are 'action' shots. She's in motion more than not these days.
