An Irish Airman Forsees His Death

William Butler Yeats * Track #3 On The Wild Swans At Coole

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William Butler Yeats

1919

An Irish Airman Forsees His Death by William Butler Yeats

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William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1865. He lived during a period of great change as Ireland fought for independence from Britain. Important landmark events that Yeats wrote about were the 1916 Easter Rising and the Irish Civil War.

World War 1 broke out during the struggle and des...

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I KNOW that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
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;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.

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An Irish Airman Forsees His Death was written by William Butler Yeats.

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