Oscar Wilde

"At six o'clock we cleaned our cells, At seven all was still, But the sough and swing of a mighty wing The prison seemed to fill, For the Lord of Death with icy breath Had entered in to kill."

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Source: Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray (1999). “The Soul of Man, and Prison Writings”, p.179, Oxford University Press, USA

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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde was a renowned Irish playwright and poet, celebrated for his sharp wit and critiques of Victorian society, particularly in works like 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'

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