If equal affection cannot be
let the more loving one be me.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Unrequited love Generous love Love

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

The More Loving One

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Auden, W. H. "The More Loving One." Homage to Clio. ‎Faber and Faber/Random House, 1960.

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Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic
Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden
Source
Herman Melville
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Another quote from the 1950s

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

Vladimir Nabokov

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Author

Vladimir Nabokov
Source
Lolita
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Opening lines Assonance
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. Olympia Press, 1955, ch. 1.

Another quote about Love

Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

Christopher Marlowe

Hero and Leander

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Topic
Love at first sight Love

Author

Christopher Marlowe
Source
Hero and Leander
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1593 1590s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Marlowe, Christopher and George Chapman. Hero and Leander. London: Paul Linley, 1598.

Current Citation

Marlow, Christopher and George Chapman. "Hero and Leander." The Complete Poems and Translations. Penguin Classics, 2007.