We would rather be ruined than changed,
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
The Age of Anxiety, Part 6 [Malin] (1948)
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We would rather be ruined than changed,
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.W. H. Auden (1907-1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
The Age of Anxiety, Part 6 [Malin] (1948)
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The name of the poet is Wystan Hugh Auden.
Thanks, John. I’ve made the correction.
Dave,
I have sent e-mail touting Aubrey Daniels’ quotation and citing this.
Please comment.
I like this quotation. Think it is timely reaction to reality of corrupt society.
Each year in this season of Winter//Epiphany I reread from Auden’s “For the Time Being”. Here is link to review of the work: http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~wagner/church/auden/index.html, and there are others. I hope readers will be interested.