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01207

Overview

The 01207 telephone area code

Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom

The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies...

covers almost the entire area formerly known as Derwentside

Derwentside

Derwentside was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in County Durham, England.The district took its name from the River Derwent, which made up part of the northern border of the district. Its main towns were Consett and Stanley, with the district council offices on Consett's Medomsley...

in the county of Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, England.

Quotations

Since we are what we are, what shall we be But what we are? We are, we have Six feet and seventy years, to see The light, and then resign it for the grave.

"Spiritual Explorations" from Poems of Dedication (1947)

Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.

As quoted in The New York Times (26 March 1961)

There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife — a tyrannical midwife.

Lecture at Brooklyn College, as quoted in The New York Times (20 November 1984)

I'm struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic middle age, imposture, moneymaking, public relations, bad writing, mental confusion.

On turning 70 in Journals 1939-83 (1986), as quoted by R Z Sheppard in TIMEmagazine (20 January 1986)

I say, stamping the words with emphasis, Drink from here energy and only energy

"Not Palaces" (l. 8–9).

Eye, gazelle, delicate wanderer, Drinker of horizon’s fluid line; Ear that suspends on a chord The spirit drinking timelessness; Touch, love, all senses...

"Not Palaces"(l. 12–16). . .

No one Shall hunger: Man shall spend equally. Our goal which we compel: Man shall be man.

"Not Palaces" (l. 23–25)

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