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A translation is no translation, ’ he said, ‘unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.John Millington Synge
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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.John Millington Synge
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The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind.John Millington Synge
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Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life.John Millington Synge
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Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it.John Millington Synge