It is the logic of our times, No subject for immortal verse… - Cecil Day-Lewis

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It is the logic of our times,
No subject for immortal verse—
That we who lived by honest dreams
Defend the bad against the worse.

Cecil Day-Lewis

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Cecil Day-Lewis, CBE (27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972) was an Irish poet, the British Poet Laureate between 1968 to 1972, and, under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, a mystery writer. He was the father of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis and the TYV star Tamasin Day-Lewis.

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Alternative Names: C. Day Lewis • Nicholas Blake • Cecil Day Lewis

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It is the logic of our times, No subject for immortal verse— That we who lived by honest dreams Defend the bad against the worse. - Cecil Day-Lewis

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