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Dread Quote by W.H. Auden

“We would rather die in dread/ Than climb the cross of the moment/ And let our illusions die.” quote by W.H. Auden — Download Open image

““We would rather die in dread/ Than climb the cross of the moment/ And let our illusions die.””

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