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    • William Allingham

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    Irish man of letters and poet

    William Allinghamwas an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem “The Faeries” was much anthologised.

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    About the William Allingham

    William Allinghamwas an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem “The Faeries” was much anthologised. But he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator.

    6 Quotes by William Allingham

    1. 1.

      She danced a jig, she sung a song that took my heart away.

      William Allingham

      Irish man of letters and poet

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      Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.

      William Allingham

      Irish man of letters and poet

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      Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day.

      William Allingham

      Irish man of letters and poet

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      If any foes of mine are there, I pardon every one: I hope that man and womankind will do the same by me.

      William Allingham

      Irish man of letters and poet

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      I have been an “Official” all my life, without the least turn for it. I never could attain a true official manner, which is highly artificial and handles trifles with ludicrously disproportionate gravity.

      William Allingham

      Irish man of letters and poet

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      Autumn’s the mellow time.

      William Allingham

      Irish man of letters and poet