“The Land of Faery,
Where nobody gets old and godly and grave”

— W.B. Yeats , The Land of Heart's Desire

Source: The Land of Heart's Desire (1894), Lines 48–52
Context: The Land of Faery,
Where nobody gets old and godly and grave,
Where nobody gets old and crafty and wise,
Where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue.

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