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Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. He was appointed the seventeenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the United States Library of Congress in 1965.. English poet novelist and essayist; US Poet Laureate 1965–66


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Quote Left They think how one life hums, revolves and toils, One cog in a golden singing hive: Quote Right
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Quote Left Unless, governor, teacher inspector, visitor, This map becomes their window and these windows... Quote Right
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Quote Left Surely Shakespeare is wicked, the map a bad example With ships and sun and love tempting them to steal— Quote Right
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Quote Left Critics of visual arts and of music describe in words—that is to say, a system of signs other than those made by brushes on canvas or chisel... Quote Right
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Quote Left I think of those who were truly great. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's center. Quote Right
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