Who is Thomas Dermody

Thomas Dermody (1775–1802) was an Irish poet. He wrote under pseudonyms including Mauritius Moonshine, and Marmaduke Myrtle.LifeDermody was born in Ennis. He was scholarly but lived hard, and made little of his life. He spent some time as a soldier. He had the genius of a poet, and wrote fairly good poetry;but his genius was not enough. He lived for 27 years, half his life a promising boy and half a ne'er-do-well. His promise brought him, generous patrons, in his early days in Ireland, but he scorned the hand that fed him, denied the friends who would have nursed his genius, and ran away to England to keep bad company. Friend after friend he gained and lost. Patron after patron he abused. They clothed and cleaned him and made him presentable, but he would drink himself to nakedness and r...
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Lawrence_wolfex: "multi-culturalism is so wonderful-i hear them quoting johann wolfgang von goethe, prosper merimee, voltaire, kant, paul valery, thomas dermody translating horatian odes, humming mozart playing harpsichord, antoine de saint-expury and lawrence wolfe-xavier in the higher notes!!!
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Ericareport: breaking: democrats will introduce a bill in the next congress to create 18-year term limits for supreme court justices that would immediately force justice clarence thomas into retirement! rt if you support this bill!
1drcole: breaking: lawmakers added a provision in national defense authorization act protecting scotus spouses. there are no ethics rules for scotus & will info. come forward about ginni thomas. the house judiciary is probing allegations of politicking at scotus. where is roberts?
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Sonnet Xvi. To Kosciusko
 by John Keats

Good Kosciusko, thy great name alone
Is a full harvest whence to reap high feeling;
It comes upon us like the glorious pealing
Of the wide spheres -- an everlasting tone.
And now it tells me, that in worlds unknown,
The names of heroes, burst from clouds concealing,
And changed to harmonies, for ever stealing
Through cloudless blue, and round each silver throne.
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