September 1,1939

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I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade

W.H. Auden

September 1,1939

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Topic

Disillusionment

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

September 1,1939

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "September 1, 1939." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940. Originally published in The New Republic, 18 Oct. 1939.

We must love one another or die.

W.H. Auden

September 1,1939

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Topic

Loving others

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

September 1,1939

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Auden, W. H. "September 1, 1939." Another Time. Faber & Faber, 1940. Originally published in The New Republic, 18 Oct. 1939.