Marx said that he had stood Hegel on his head; often Mr. [Horace] Gregory has simply stood Pollyana on her head. (Randall Jarrell)

Marx said that he had stood Hegel on his head; often Mr. [Horace] Gregory has simply stood Pollyana on her head.

Randall Jarrell

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