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    The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge with Introductions by Lord Dunsany
    The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge with Introductions by Lord Dunsany
    The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge with Introductions by Lord Dunsany
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    "The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge with Introductions by Lord Dunsany" by Francis Ledwidge
    Francis Edward Ledwidge was a 20th-century Irish poet. To My Best Friend, Behind The Closed Eye , Bound To The Mast, To A Linnet In A Cage, A Twilight In Middle March, Spring, Desire In Spring, A Rainy Day In April, A Song Of April, The Broken Tryst, and Thoughts At The Trysting Stile are just some of the poems in this collection.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 6, 2019
    ISBN4064066232634
    The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge with Introductions by Lord Dunsany

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