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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER (1), by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I had a chair at every hearth Last Line: And the fret lies on me. Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Old Age; Retirement | |||
I had a chair at every hearth, When no one turned to see, With "Look at that old fellow there, "And who may he be?" And therefore do I wander now, And the fret lies on me. The road-side trees keep murmuring Ah, wherefore murmur ye, As in the old days long gone by, Green oak and poplar tree? The well-known faces are all gone And the fret lies on me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RETIREMENT by IRVING FELDMAN THOUGHTS OF A RETIRED DIAMOND CUTTER by ELEANOR WILNER SWINEHERD by EILEAN NI CHUILLEANAIN FAREWELL TO ARMS by GEORGE PEELE THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER (2) by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS PAX BRITANNICA by ALFRED AUSTIN BEING RETIRED, COMPLAINS AGAINST THE COURT by PHILIP AYRES SIXTEEN DEAD MEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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