Rich selection of 134 poems published between 1889 and 1914: "Lake Isle of Innisfree," "When You Are Old," "Down by the Salley Gardens," "The Stole...
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Oct 10, 2011
Patricia
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My favorites:
"To Some I Have Talked with by Fire":
but the loud beat/
Of their long wings, the flash of their white feet.
"The Song of Wandering Aengus":
And walk among the dappled grass
And pluck till time and times are one
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
"Mongan Laments that Change That Has Come upon Him and His Beloved":
Do you not hear me calling More...
"To Some I Have Talked with by Fire":
but the loud beat/
Of their long wings, the flash of their white feet.
"The Song of Wandering Aengus":
And walk among the dappled grass
And pluck till time and times are one
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
"Mongan Laments that Change That Has Come upon Him and His Beloved":
Do you not hear me calling More...
Jul 22, 2010
Jed
rated it:
Sooooo good. Yeats has the power to make you take part in this murky, sad watercolored sort of magic world and mythology.
What does this Fergus character have to do with "all disheveled wandering stars"? The heck if I know! But I'm pretty sure I love it.
Also: (Check check it)
Fergus:
A wild and foolish laborer is a king,
To do and do and do, and never dream.
Druid:
Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams,
Unloose the cor
What does this Fergus character have to do with "all disheveled wandering stars"? The heck if I know! But I'm pretty sure I love it.
Also: (Check check it)
Fergus:
A wild and foolish laborer is a king,
To do and do and do, and never dream.
Druid:
Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams,
Unloose the cor
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