“Pardon, old fathers, if you still remain
Somewhere in ear-shot for the story’s end.”

Responsibilities - Introduction http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/1572/ <br class="br">Responsibilities (1914)

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Irish poet and playwright 1865–1939

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