The Coming Of Wisdom With Time

William Butler Yeats

THOUGH leaves are many, the root is one;
Through all the lying days of my youth
I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun;
Now I may wither into the truth.

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• William Butler Yeats : The Dawn
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• William Butler Yeats : The Collar-bone Of A Hare
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• William Butler Yeats : The Cat And The Moon
• William Butler Yeats : The Cap And Bells