I’m a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting … - John Millington Synge

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I’m a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen.

John Millington Synge

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John Millington Synge (April 16, 1871 – March 24, 1909) was an Irish dramatist, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore. He was a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival and was one of the cofounders of the Abbey Theatre. He is best known for the play The Playboy of the Western World, which caused riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey.

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Alternative Names: J. M. Synge • Edmund John Millington Synge • John M. Synge

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.

I asked if I got sick and died, would you
With my black funeral go walking too,
If you’d stand close to hear them talk or pray
While I’m let down in that steep bank of clay.

A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.

I’m a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen. - John Millington Synge

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