Wystan Hugh Auden, known more commonly as W. H. Auden was an English poet, often considered one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He was one of the greatest Anglo American poets. Born in England, he later obtained an American citizenship.
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False enchantment can last a lifetime. Go to Quote / Comment
Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest. Go to Quote / Comment
I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return. Go to Quote / Comment
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes. Go to Quote / Comment
No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible. Go to Quote / Comment