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BRIDE IN THE 30'S by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: EASILY YOU MOVE, EASILY YOUR HEAD
Last Line: CROOKED TO MOVE AS A MONEY-BUG, AS A CANCER, %OR STRAIGHT AS A DOVE'

Poem Sources:

ANTHOLOGY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH AND IRISH POETRY.
  TUMA, KEITH (ED.)
  (2001)
 
THE FABER BOOK OF MODERN VERSE. NEW ED.
  ROBERTS, MICHAEL (ED.)
  (1951)
 
COLLECTED POEMS. EDITED BY EDWARD MENDELSON.
  AUDEN, WYSTAN HUGH
  (1976)
 



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