Poem

Base Words Are Uttered

W.H. Auden
Base words are uttered only by the base And can for such at once be understood, But noble platitudes:--ah, there's a case Where the most careful scrutiny is needed To tell a voice that's genuinely good From one that's base but merely has succeeded.

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