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That piecemeal peace is poor peace. What pure peace allows Alarms of wars, the daunting wars, the death of it?

Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Gerard Manley Hopkins
Age: 45 †
Born: 1844
Born: June 28
Died: 1889
Died: July 8
Poet
Writer
London
England
Hopkins
Alarms
Allows
Wars
Pure
Poor
Peace
War
Piecemeal
Death
Daunting

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