Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

W.B. Yeats

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Topic

Gentleness Vulnerability

Author

W.B. Yeats

Source

Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven The Wind Among the Reeds

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven." The Wind Among Reeds. New York and London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1899.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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W.B. Yeats

The Second Coming

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Topic
Decline of civilization Moral decline

Author

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Source
The Second Coming
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1920.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Another quote from the 1890s

Take up the White Man's burden —
Send forth the best ye breed —
Go bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need.

Rudyard Kipling

The White Man's Burden

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Topic
Imperialism

Author

Rudyard Kipling
Source
The White Man's Burden
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1899 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The White Man's Burden." The Times, 4 Feb. 1899, I. 1.

Current Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The White Man's Burden." Rudyard Kipling: Stories and Poems, edited by Daniel Karlin. Oxford University Press, 2015, I. 1.

Another quote about Vulnerability

The inward gates of a bird are always open.
It does not know how to shut them.
That is the secret of its song,
But whether any man's are ajar is doubtful.

Hugh MacDiarmid

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Topic
Vulnerability

Author

Hugh MacDiarmid
Source
On a Raised Beach
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
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Citation

MacDiarmid, Hugh. "On a Raised Beach." Stony Limits and Other Poems. Victor Gollancz, 1934.