WH Auden - Base Words Are Uttered
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2014-11-07
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Base words are uttered only by the base
And can for such at once be understood,
But noble platitudes:--ah, there's a case
Where the most careful scrutiny is needed
To tell a voice that's genuinely good
From one that's base but merely has succeeded.
WH Auden
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/base-words-are-uttered-2/
And can for such at once be understood,
But noble platitudes:--ah, there's a case
Where the most careful scrutiny is needed
To tell a voice that's genuinely good
From one that's base but merely has succeeded.
WH Auden
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/base-words-are-uttered-2/
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