sometimes the words escape me
Or just perish!
Reminds me of the world's worst revision by a major poet—Auden's changing of the last line of his poem "September 1, 1939" from "We must love one another or die" to "We must love one another and die [italics mine]." Perish the thought!
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Or just perish!
Reminds me of the world's worst revision by a major poet—Auden's changing of the last line of his poem "September 1, 1939" from "We must love one another or die" to "We must love one another and die [italics mine]." Perish the thought!
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