For the error bred in the bone Of each woman and each man Craves what it cannot have, Not universal love But to be loved alone. (W. H. Auden)

For the error bred in the bone Of each woman and each man Craves what it cannot have, Not universal love But to be loved alone.

W. H. Auden

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