William Butler Yeats
Ireland
13 Jun 1865 // 28 Jan 1939
Poet
13 Jun 1865 // 28 Jan 1939
Poet
The fascination of what's difficult
Has dried the sap out of my veins, and rent
Spontaneous joy and natural content
Out of my heart.
.
Has dried the sap out of my veins, and rent
Spontaneous joy and natural content
Out of my heart.
.
The Green Helmet and Other Poems, 1910. The Fascination of What's Difficult
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