I heard the old, old men say,
"All that's beautiful drifts away
Like the waters."

W.B. Yeats

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Topic

Loss

Author

W.B. Yeats

Source

The Old Men Admiring themselves in the Water

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water." In the Seven Woods. Elizabeth Yeats's Dun Emer Press, 1903.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Old Men Admiring Themselves in the Water." Yeats's Poetry, Drama and Prose. W. W. Norton & Company, 2000.

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