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W. H. Auden
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W. H. Auden
Age: 66 †
Born: 1907
Born: February 21
Died: 1973
Died: September 28
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The relation of faith between subject and object is unique in every case. Hundreds may believe, but each has to believe by himself.
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A man is a form of life that dreams in order to act and acts in order to dream.
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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
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