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Moral training in Ireland is severe and lasts until marriage. Even in childhood, we are taught by the pious clergy to battle against bad thoughts so that we may preserve our holy purity.
Austin Clarke
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Moral training in Ireland is severe and lasts until marriage. Even in childhood, we are taught by the pious clergy to battle against bad thoughts so that we may preserve our holy purity. — Austin Clarke

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Austin Clarke was a Poet from Canada (1934–2016).

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Austin Clarke lived from 1934 – 2016.
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