John Ireland (composer)
John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer.
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“Approval of what is approved of
Is as false as a well-kept vow.”
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Great hatred, little room
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother’s womb
A fanatic’s heart.”
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