The hall towered, its gables wide and high and awaiting a barbarous burning. That doom abided, but in time it would come - Seamus Heaney

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The hall towered,
its gables wide and high and awaiting
a barbarous burning. That doom abided,
but in time it would come

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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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Alternative Names: Seamus Justin Heaney
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