Philip Larkin: And specious stuff that says "No rational being Can fear a thing it will not feel", not seeing That this is what we fear—no sight, n

Philip Larkin: And specious stuff that says "No rational being Can fear a thing it will not feel", not seeing That this is what we fear—no sight, no sound, No touch or taste or smell, nothing to think with, Nothing to love or link with, The anaesthetic from which none come round.