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Wednesday March 12th, 2025

Robert Wilson Lynd Essayist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Apr 20, 1879
  • Died: Oct 6, 1949

Robert Wilson Lynd was an Irish writer, an urbane literary essayist and strong Irish nationalist.

There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. nature

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf. sports

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other views from William Butler Yeats

28 other views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more sayings from Dave Barry

27 more sayings from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 thoughts from Winston Churchill