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Bidwell Hollow
Bidwell Hollow
Easter, 1916

Easter, 1916

by W. B. Yeats

Jun 08, 2020
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Bidwell Hollow
Bidwell Hollow
Easter, 1916
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I have met them at close of day
Coming with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
Eighteenth-century houses.
I have passed with a nod of the head
Or polite meaningless words,
Or have lingered awhile and said
Polite meaningless words,
And thought before I had done
Of a mocking tale or a gibe
To please a companion
Around the fire at the club,
Being certain that…

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