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W. B. Yeats

The work of William Butler Yeats, born in 1865, was greatly influenced by the heritage and politics of Ireland...
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The Balloon of the Mind
by W. B. Yeats

Hands, do what you're bid: Bring the balloon of the mind That bellies and drags in the wind Into its narrow shed.