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I have to say I love this film. The cinematography by Christopher Doyle, is stunning and despite my doubts over Caine, the man's performance struck me as pure genius. The poem cited by Fowler is "Dipsychus" by the lesser known British poet Arthur Clough (1819-61).

I drive through the street, and I care not a damn,
The people they stare, and they ask who I am
And if I should chance to run over a cad
I can pay for the damage, if ever so bad.

You can find a more complete discussion of the verse here.