HALF close your eyelids, loosen your hair,
And dream about the great and their pride;
They have spoken against you everywhere,
But weigh this song with the great and their pride;
I made it out of a mouthful of air,
Their children's children shall say they have lied.
More verses by William Butler Yeats
- He Thinks Of His Past Greatness When A Part Of The Constellations Of Heaven
- The Everlasting Voices
- The Dedication To A Book Of Stories Selected From The Irish Novelists
- Her Praise
- The Pity Of Love