Your quicksilver declaiming eye Had frozen to the stare of … - Stephen Spender

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Your quicksilver declaiming eye Had frozen to the stare of a straight line Which only saw goals painted in its beam And made an artificial darkness all around Which thickened into Allies.

Stephen Spender

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Stephen Spender (February 28, 1909 – July 16, 1995) was an English poet and essayist who focused on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work.

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Birth Name: Stephen Harold Spender

Alternative Names: Sir Stephen Harold Spender • Sir Stephen Spender

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