There died a myriad,
And of the best, among them,
For an old bitch gone in the teeth,
For a botched civilization.

Ezra Pound

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Topic

World War I

Author

Ezra Pound

Source

Hugh Selwyn Mauberley

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Pound, Ezra. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley. The Ovid Press, 1920, pt. 1, poem 5.

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Source
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Are you lost daddy I asked tenderly.
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Author

Ring Lardner
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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