Unwearied still, lover by lover, They paddle in the cold, Companionable streams or climb the air; Their hearts have not grown old; Passion or conquest, wander where they will, Attend upon them still.
W. B. Yeats
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Wild Swans at Coole, stanza 4 (1919 collection); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete stanza, describing the swans as symbols of apparently undiminished passion.
- The Wild Swans at Coole, stanza 4 (1919 collection)
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