His father gave him a box of truisms Shaped like a coffin, then his father died; The truisms remained on the mantelpiece.
Louis MacNeice Quotes
It’s no go the merrygoround, it’s no go the rickshaw, All we want is a limousine and a ticket for the peepshow. Their knickers are made of crepe-de-chine, their shoes are made of python, Their halls are lined with tiger rugs and their walls with the heads of bison.
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| Birth: | 12th September, 1907 |
| Death: | 3rd September, 1963 |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Profession: | Playwriter, Poet |
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