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September 1, 1939 W. H. Auden – 1907-1973

by drkeithcox | Sep 1, 2019 | Primary Sources, Resources, World War II

September 1, 1939 W. H. Auden – 1907-1973 I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade: Waves of anger and fear Circulate over the bright And darkened lands of the earth, Obsessing our...

September 1, 1939 W. H. Auden – 1907-1973

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