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Quote by Seamus Heaney

“Hope for a great sea-change timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.”

Quote by Seamus Heaney

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Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet born on April 13, 1939, and passed away on August 30, 2013. He is renowned for his profound humanistic concerns and exquisite poetic skills, being one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. more

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