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“The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening our own, is to get over the confusion by which we think that fact is real and imagination is illusion.”

Quote by Thomas Moore

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Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore, born on May 28, 1779 in Ireland and died on February 25, 1852, was a renowned Irish poet. Moore is known for his lyrical and narrative poems, which were deeply influenced by Romanticism and have had a profound impact on poets of later generations. more

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