Austin Clarke

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''Thought can but share
Belief—and the tormented soul,
Changing confession to despair,
Must wear a borrowed robe.''
Austin Clarke (1896-1974), Irish poet. Night and Morning (l. 6-9). . . Modern American & British Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed., in consultation wi...
''How many councils and decrees
Have perished in the simple prayer
That gave obedience to the knee;''
Austin Clarke (1896-1974), Irish poet. Night and Morning (l. 19-21). . . Modern American & British Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed., in consultation ...
''Burn Ovid with the rest. Lovers will find
A hedge-school for themselves and learn by heart
All that the clergy banish from the mind,''
Austin Clarke (1896-1974), Irish poet. Penal Law (l. 1-3). . . New Oxford Book of Irish Verse, The. Thomas Kinsella, ed. and tr. (1986) Oxford Uni...