What are days for?
Days are where we live.

Philip Larkin

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Topic

Days Life

Author

Philip Larkin

Source

Days The Whitsun Weddings

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Larkin, Philip. "Days." The Whitsun Weddings. Faber and Faber, 1964, I. 1.

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Original Citation

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Can I see another's woe,
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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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