“How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.”— William Butler Yeats, “When You Are Old,” from The Rose (1893)
Friday, March 16, 2012
Quote of the Day (William Butler Yeats, on the ‘Pilgrim Soul’ in His Love)
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Irish Literature,
Love,
Poetry,
Quote of the Day,
William Butler Yeats
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