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The Ragged Wood

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O hurry where by water among the trees The delicate-stepping stag and his lady sigh, When they have but looked upon their images -- Would none had ever loved but you and I! Or have you heard that sliding silver-shoed Pale silver-proud queen-woman of the sky, When the sun looked out of his golden hood? -- O that none ever loved but you and I! O hurry to the ragged wood, for there I will drive all those lovers out and cry -- O my share of the world, O yellow hair! No one has ever loved but you and I.

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Exploring the themes of classic, William Butler Yeats delivers a powerful performance in "The Ragged Wood"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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