When you are old and grey and full of sleep,

W B Yeats Quote

When you are old and grey and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire, take down this book and slowly read, and dream of the soft look your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep.
- W B Yeats

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Famous Irish poet, name pronounced Yates

Born:13th July, 1865
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Died: 28th January, 1939

Author Keywords: Pronounced, Yates, Poet, Irish, Famous

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