beauty’ is related not to ‘loveliness’ but to a state in which reality…

William Carlos Williams
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beauty’ is related not to ‘loveliness’ but to a state in which reality plays a part. ✨ William Carlos Williams (1991). The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, p.204, New Directions Publishing
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beauty’ is related not to ‘loveliness’ but to a state in which reality plays a part. ✨ William Carlos Williams (1991). The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams, p.204, New Directions Publishing

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