The Past

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People who are always praising the past
And especially the times of faith as best
Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages
And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.

Stevie Smith

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Topic

The Middle Ages The past

Author

Stevie Smith

Source

The Past

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Smith, Stevie. "The Past." Not Waving but Drowning. Andre Deutsch, 1957, I. 1.