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THE unpurged images of day recede;
The Emperor's drunken soldiery are abed;
Night resonance recedes, night walkers' song
After great cathedral gong;
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Probably one of my favorites of William Butler Yates. I had a great literature professor in my college days decipher some of Yeat's complicated lines.
'' That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea. '' how beautiful images!
O WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF POETRY! YEATS HAD NEVER BEEN TO BYZANTIUM, WHICH WAS LATER KNOWN AS CONSTANTINOPLE & PRESENT DAY ISTANBUL! HE HAD SEEN THE ART & PAINTING OF THOSE ANCIENT DAYS AT RAVENNA IN ITALY ONLY! AND SEE WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORK HE HAS MADE OF IT? ! WE ARE NOT FIT TO RATE SUCH MASTERPIECE! - Raj Nandy
'Images...Images...'. Yes. Excellent. One of my favourites. A classic.
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7/30/2025 8:36:49 PM # 1.0.0
Exquisite. One of the best by Yeats