Erthe owte of erthe is wonderly wrowghte

Erthe owte of erthe is wonderly wrowghte,
Erthe of the erthe hathe gete an abbey[12] of nawte,
Erthe apon erthe hath sett{e} al his thowghte
How erthe apon erthe may be hye browte.

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Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923.

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