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William Butler Yeats

Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart.

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The speaker describes being born into a harsh environment marked by intense conflict and limited opportunities, which caused deep damage from the very beginning of life. This background has instilled in them a strong, unwavering passion or obsession that they have carried since birth.

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