Wystan Hugh Auden - Petition

Wystan Hugh Auden - Petition

Sir, no man's enemy, forgiving all br But will his negative inversion, be prodigal: br Send to us power and light, a sovereign touch br Curing the intolerable neural itch, br The exhaustion of weaning, the liar's quinsy, br And the distortions of ingrown virginity. br Prohibit sharply the rehearsed response br And gradually correct the coward's stance; br Cover in time with beams those in retreat br That, spotted, they turn though the reverse were great; br Publish each healer that in city lives br Or country houses at the end of drives; br Harrow the house of the dead; look shining at br New styles of architecture, a change of heart.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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