I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death.
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"I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death." — William Butler Yeats #deathmortality
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I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death. — William Butler Yeats
About William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was a Poet from Irish Free State (1865–1939).
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This quote is attributed to William Butler Yeats, a Poet from Irish Free State.
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William Butler Yeats lived from 1865 – 1939.
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