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Quotes from Academic Graffiti — W. H. Auden

1907–1973 England

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Sir Rider Haggard
Was completely staggered
When his bride-to-be
Announced, "I AM SHE!"

Academic Graffiti (1972)

Thomas the Rhymer
Was probably a social climber:
He should have known Fairy Queens
Were beyond his means.

Academic Graffiti (1972)

Henry Adams
Was mortally afraid of Madams:
In a disorderly house
He sat quiet as a mouse.

Academic Graffiti (1972)

Lord Byron
Once succumbed to a Siren—
His flesh was weak,
Hers Greek.

Academic Graffiti (1972)

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