(13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939 / County Dublin / Ireland)

poet William Butler Yeats
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A Prayer For My Daughter

ONCE more the storm is howling, and half hid
Under this cradle-hood and coverlid
My child sleeps on. There is no obstacle
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  • Jack Worthington (7/5/2009 9:23:00 PM)

    'Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned
    By those that are not entirely beautiful; ' what a great line.

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