"The woods of Arcady are dead, And over is their antique joy; Of old the world on dreaming fed; Grey Truth is now her painted toy; Yet still she turns her restless head."

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Fantasy authorsAcademics from IrelandPlaywrights from IrelandMysticsPoets from Ireland
Original Language: English

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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Butler_Yeats

l. 1–5.