A young man is afraid of his demon and puts his hand over the demon's …

D. H. Lawrence
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A young man is afraid of his demon and puts his hand over the demon's mouth sometimes and speaks for him. And the things the young man says are very rarely poetry. ✨ D. H. Lawrence, Keith Sagar (1986). Selected Poetry, ePenguin
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