In any modern city, a great deal of our energy has to be ex… - W. H. Auden

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In any modern city, a great deal of our energy has to be expended in not seeing, not hearing, not smelling. An inhabitant of New York who possessed the sensory acuteness of an African Bushman would very soon go mad.

W. H. Auden

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Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an Anglo-American poet known for his vast poetic work in many forms on many themes.

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Alternative Names: Wystan Auden • Wystan H Auden • W. H. Wystan Hugh Auden

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