Poetry
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The Two Kings by William Butler Yeats
King Eochaid came at sundown to a woodWestward of Tara. Hurrying to his queenHe had out-ridden his war-wasted menThat with…
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To The Rose Upon The Road Of Time by William Butler Yeats
i(Red Rose, proud Rose, sad Rose of all my days!)i(Come near me, while I sing the ancient ways:)i(Cuchulain battling with…
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To A Young Girl by William Butler Yeats
My dear, my dear, I knowMore than anotherWhat makes your heart beat so;Not even your own motherCan know it as…
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To A Young Beauty by William Butler Yeats
Dear fellow-artist, why so freeWith every sort of company,With every Jack and Jill?Choose your companions from the best;Who draws a…
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To A Wealthy Man by William Butler Yeats
You gave but will not give againUntil enough of Paudeens penceBy Biddys halfpennies have lainTo be some sort of evidence,Before…
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To A Squirrel At Kyle-na-gno by William Butler Yeats
Come play with me;Why should you runThrough the shaking treeAs though Id a gunTo strike you dead?When all I would…
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To A Shade by William Butler Yeats
If you have revisited the town, thin Shade,Whether to look upon your monument(I wonder if the builder has been paid)Or…
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To A Poet by William Butler Yeats
You say, as I have often given tongueIn praise of what anothers said or sung,Twere politic to do the like…
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To An Isle In The Water by William Butler Yeats
Shy one, Shy one,Shy one of my heart,She moves in the firelightpensively apart.She carries in the dishes,And lays them in…
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To A Friend Whose Work Has Come To Nothing by William Butler Yeats
Now all the truth is out,Be secret and take defeatFrom any brazen throat,For how can you compete,Being honour bred, with…
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