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William Butler Yeats
(1865-1939)

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A Drinking Song

WINE comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.

William Butler Yeats

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Laurel et Hardy (3/25/2008 5:08:00 AM)
new poems need new words: beyondtiful

Max Reif (10/30/2005 7:43:00 AM)
Amen, Sheila......so wonderful!

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