Yeats

Famous quotes containing the word yeats:

“Bring the balloon of the mind
That bellies and drags in the wind
Into its narrow shed.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

“Away with us he’s going,
The solemn-eyed:
He’ll hear no more the lowing
Of the calves on the warm hillside
Or the kettle on the hob
Sing peace into his breast,”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

“I think it better that in times like these
A poet’s mouth be silent, for in truth
We have no gift to set a statesman right.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)