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THE PITY OF LOVE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

Poet Analysis

First Line: A PITY BEYOND ALL TELLING
Last Line: THREATEN THE HEAD THAT I LOVE.
Subject(s): LOVE; LOVE - COMPLAINTS;

A pity beyond all telling
Is hid in the heart of love:
The folk who are buying and selling
The clouds on their journey above
The cold wet winds ever blowing
And the shadowy hazel grove
Where mouse-gray waters are flowing
Threaten the head that I love.



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