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To Be Carved On A Stone At Thoor Ballylee


I, the poet William Yeats,
With old mill boards and sea-green slates,
And smithy work from the Gort forge,
Restored this tower for my wife George;
And may these characters remain
When all is ruin once again.

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  • Lute
    September 30, 2003
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    Yes Sir, Mr Yeats, with a bit of fortune I would happily make sure that ruin is delayed.