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Hugh MacDiarmid

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Also known as Grieve, Christopher Murray,

Scottish poet, pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (1892–1978)

Person · Open Library

Born
1892
Died
1978
Works
182

Top works

  • Albyn, or, Scotland and the future
  • Five bits of Miller
  • Stony limits and other poems
  • Three hymns to Lenin
  • Poems

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Listeners
147
Total plays
544

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Quotes

  • I amna fou' sae muckle as tired — deid dune. It's gey and hard wark coupin' gless for glessWi' Cruivie and Gilsanquhar and the like,And I'm no' juist as bauld as aince I wes.
  • I'll ha'e nae hauf-way hoose, but aye be whaurExtremes meet — it's the only way I kenTo dodge the curst conceit o' bein' richtThat damns the vast majority o' men.
  • To meddle wi the thistle and to pluck The figs frae't is my metier, I think.
  • The number of people who can copulate properly may be few; the number who can write well are infinitely fewer.
  • If there's a sword-like sangThat can cut Scotland clearO a' the warld besideRax me the hilt o't here.For there's nae jewal tillFrae the rest o earth it's free,Wi the starry separatenessI'd fain to Scotland gie.
  • The rose of all the world is not for me.I want for my partOnly the little white rose of ScotlandThat smells sharp and sweet — and breaks the heart.

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date of birth
1892-08-11
date of death
1978-09-09
birth name
Christopher Murray Grieve
pseudonym
Hugh MacDiarmid
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