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Mother, there’s a tedium today,
some sadness that’s got into everything,
even an ambitious man’s dreams
show signs of a slow despair.
Mother, try loving
your self-despising son
on a day he’s alone
an…
Contributor:
Umberto (Poli) Saba
Places:
Trieste, Kingdom of Italy (Trieste, Italy)
Date:
1900–1907
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My father and mother were left alone and sat down for a moment; then my father said: “Well, shall we go up to bed?”
“As you wish, dear, though I don’t feel in the least like sleeping. I don’t know why…
Contributor:
Marcel Proust
Places:
Paris, France
Date:
1913