“There is no moral to my song, I praise no right, I blame no wrong; I tell of things that I have seen, I show the man that I have been As simply as a poet can Who knows himself poet and man.”
Quote by Thomas MacDonagh
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Thomas MacDonagh
Thomas MacDonagh was an Irish poet born on February 1, 1878, and died on May 3, 1916. His poetry was deeply influenced by Irish nationalism and romanticism, and he was one of the key figures in the Irish Renaissance. more
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