Carolina QuotesA great revolution is hardest of all on the great revolutionists.
Randall Jarrell Carolinian
Source
“The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens”, p. 67
- work
- The Third Book of Criticism (1969)
- year
- 1969
- locator
- p. 67
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“A great revolution is hardest of all on the great revolution…” Randall Jarrell. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-BA15E8F878. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/ba15e8f878
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