Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
W. B. Yeats — the Irish airman’s imagined voice
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- An Irish Airman Foresees His Death, lines 9–12; The Wild Swans at Coole (1919)
- An Irish Airman Foresees His Death, lines 9–12; The Wild Swans at Coole (1919)
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