William Butler Yeats

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    A sudden blow; the great wings beating still
    Above the staggering girl,
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    If Michael, leader of God’s host
    When Heaven and Hell are met,
    Looked down on you from Heaven’s door-post
    He would his deeds forget.
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    Ah, that Time could touch a form
    That could show what Homer’s age
    Bred to be a hero’s wage.
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    The yellow pool has overflowed high up on Clooth-na-Bare,
    For the wet winds are blowing out of the clinging air;
    Like heavy flooded waters our bodies and our blood;
    But purer than a tall candle before the Holy Rood
    Is Cathleen, the daughter of Houlihan.
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)