The Mermaid
William Butler Yeats * Track #3 On A Man Young and Old
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Album A Man Young and Old
- #1First Love
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- #2Human Dignity
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- #3The Mermaid
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- #4The Death of the Hare
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- #5The Empty Cup
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- #6His Memories
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- #7The Friends of His Youth
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- #8Summer and Spring
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- #9The Secrets of the Old
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- #10His Wildness
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- #11From Oedipus At Colonus
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The Mermaid by William Butler Yeats
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William Butler YeatsThe Mermaid Annotated
A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own,
Pressed her body to his body,
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown.