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W. B. Yeats

The Great Day

HURRAH for revolution and more cannon-shot!
A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot.
Hurrah for revolution and cannon come again!
The beggars have changed places, but the lash goes on.

About the poet

W. B. YeatsW. B. Yeats
1865-1939

 
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The Second Coming
An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
Sailing to Byzantium
The Scholars
Long-Legged Fly
Byzantium
Memory
The Fascination of What’s Difficult
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