A Friend's Illness

William Butler Yeats

SICKNESS brought me this
Thought, in that scale of his:
Why should I be dismayed
Though flame had burned the whole
World, as it were a coal,
Now I have seen it weighed
Against a soul?

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• William Butler Yeats : A Last Confession
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: I. First Love
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: Ii. Human Dignity
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: Iii. The Mermaid
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: Iv. The Death Of The Hare
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: Ix. The Secrets Of The Old
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: V. The Empty Cup
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: Vi. His Memories
• William Butler Yeats : A Man Young And Old: Vii. The Friends Of His Youth

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• William Butler Yeats : A Dream Of Death
• William Butler Yeats : A Dialogue Of Self And Soul
• William Butler Yeats : A Deep Sworn Vow
• William Butler Yeats : A Crazed Girl
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