I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands and wrote my will across the sky in stars To gain you Freedom, the seven-pillared worthy hous… - T. E. Lawrence

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I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands
and wrote my will across the sky in stars To gain you Freedom, the seven-pillared worthy house, that your eyes might be shining for me
When I came.

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About T. E. Lawrence

Thomas Edward Lawrence [T. E. Lawrence] (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer known for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Commonly referred to as Lawrence of Arabia, he adopted T. E. Shaw as a pseudonym.

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Pen Names: John Hume Ross Thomas Edward Shaw Laurence d'Arabie
Native Name: Thomas Edward Lawrence
Alternative Names: Lawrence of Arabia of Arabia Lawrence T.E. Lawrence

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