W. H. Auden quote: The enlightenment driven away,The habit-forming pain,Mismanagement and grief:We must suffer them all again.

The enlightenment driven away,The habit-forming pain,Mismanagement and grief:We must suffer them all again.

~ W. H. Auden ~

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The enlightenment driven away,The habit-forming pain,Mismanagement and grief:We must suffer them all...

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