Tempt me no more, for I Have known the lightning's hour, The poet's inward pride, The certainty of power. - Cecil Day-Lewis

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Tempt me no more, for I
Have known the lightning's hour,
The poet's inward pride,
The certainty of power.

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About Cecil Day-Lewis

Cecil Day-Lewis, CBE (27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972) was an Irish poet, the British Poet Laureate between 1968 to 1972, and, under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, a mystery writer. He was the father of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis and the TYV star Tamasin Day-Lewis.

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Alternative Names: C. Day Lewis Nicholas Blake Cecil Day Lewis
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