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It is always betterto avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning.For every one of us, living in this worldmeans waiting for our end. Let whoever canwin glory before death. When a warrior is gone,that will be his best and only bulwark.
It is always betterto avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning.For every one of us, living in this worldmeans waiting for our end. Let whoever canwin glory before death. When a warrior is gone,that will be his best and only bulwark.
Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
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- Seamus Heaney
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- Approximate author period: c. 1966 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Seamus Heaney: documented activity in 1966. Wikidata Q93356, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93356 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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