Never, since my hand could hold a shield have I entrusted o… - Seamus Heaney

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Never, since my hand could hold a shield
have I entrusted or given control
of the Danes’ hall to anyone but you.
… There’s nothing you wish for
that won’t be yours

Seamus Heaney

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About Seamus Heaney

Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright, and translator. In 1995 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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