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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SWIFT'S EPITAPH, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Swift has sailed into his rest
Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B.
Subject(s): Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)
First Line: Swift has sailed into his rest
Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B.
Subject(s): Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)
Swift has sailed into his rest;
Savage indignation there
Cannot lacerate his breast.
Imitate him if you dare,
World-besotted traveller; he
Served human liberty.
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