The Tower
W. B. Yeats
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Description
The Tower, by Yeats, was published in London in 1928. The contents list twenty one poems and a set of notes. Sailing to Byzantium opens the book. In it an old man scorns a land fit only for the young. He sails to the holy city of Byzantium. There sages in gold mosaic are asked to school his soul. He hopes to be made into a gold bird set on a golden bough.
The title poem takes up age tied to a still wild fancy. Other poems include Leda and the Swan and Among School Children. Meditations in Time of Civil War and Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen face recent strife. A Prayer for My Son and All Souls' Night close the set on family and the dead.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | W. B. Yeats |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |