He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Lost love Broken heart Love

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

Funeral Blues Another Time

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Auden, W. H. "Funeral Blues." The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts. Faber & Faber, 1936.

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Topic
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Medium
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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Les Miserables

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Topic
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Speaker
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Citation

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