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William Butler Yeats on Women

1865–1939 Ireland

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3 quotes

Does the imagination dwell the most
Upon a woman won or woman lost?

The Tower (1928)

All women dote upon an idle man
Although their children need a rich estate.
No man has ever lived that had enough
Of children’s gratitude or woman’s love.

The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1933)

It’s certain that fine women eat
A crazy salad with their meat
Whereby the Horn of plenty is undone.

Michael Robartes and the Dancer (1921)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Butler Yeats (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.