(9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 / West Midlands / England)

poet Philip Larkin
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An Arundel Tomb

Side by side, their faces blurred,
The earl and countess lie in stone,
Their proper habits vaguely shown
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  • Nicholas Jacobs (3/6/2012 11:31:00 PM)

    The'Ode on a Grecian Urn' of our day.

    A great poem.

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  • Nicholas Jacobs (3/6/2012 11:30:00 PM)

    The 'Ode on Grecian Urn ' of our time.
    Not possible to believe there are no reader comments on this great poem

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