“I would mould a world of fire and dew
With no one bitter, grave, or over wise,
And nothing marred or old to do you wrong.”

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

The Land of Heart's Desire (1894)

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Irish poet and playwright 1865–1939

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