"... Listen — Not to dour centuries of trudging, Marching, and taking orders; Today I have heard the feet of my country Breaking into a run."
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Poets from ScotlandUniversity of Oxford alumniUniversity of Glasgow alumniFellows of the British Academy
Original Language: English
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"Radio Scottish Democracy", in Talkies (1992)
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