William Butler Yeats, who is often considered to be one of the foremost figures of the 20th century literature, was born in Sandymount Castle, Dublin (Ireland) on June 13, 1865. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms. Yeats was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years.
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I—love's skein upon the ground, My body in the tomb— Shall leap into the light lost In my mother's womb. Go to Quote / Comment
I have spread my dreams under your feet Go to Quote / Comment
Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends. Go to Quote / Comment
Things fall apart the center cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Go to Quote / Comment
The rider, the birds that range From cloud to tumbling cloud, Minute by minute they change; Go to Quote / Comment