Oscar Wilde

"I never saw a man who looked With such a wistful eye Upon that little tent of blue Which prisoners call the sky."

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Source: The Ballad of Reading Gaol pt. 1, st. 3 (1898)

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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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