Fragments



I
LOCKE sank into a swoon;
The Garden died;
God took the spinning-jenny
Out of his side.

II
Where got I that truth?
Out of a medium's mouth.
Out of nothing it came,
Out of the forest loam,
Out of dark night where lay
The crowns of Nineveh.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Stanza Lengths 5, 7

William Butler Yeats

 · 1865 · Sandymount

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. more…

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