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1865–1939

THE PITY OF LOVE

William Butler Yeats

A PITY beyond all telling Is hid in the heart of love: The folk who are buying and selling; The clouds on their journey above;

The cold wet winds ever blowing; And the shadowy hazel grove Where mouse-gray waters are flowing Threaten the head that I love.

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