Macneice

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    I was the rector’s son, born to the anglican order,
    Banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor;
    The Chichesters knelt in marble at the end of a transept
    With ruffs about their necks, their portion sure.
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

    And I envy the intransigence of my own
    Countrymen who shoot to kill and never
    See the victim’s face become their own
    Or find his motive sabotage their motives.
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

    Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me.
    Otherwise kill me.
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)