Famous Quotes | But O, sick children of the...

But O, sick children of the world,
Of all the many changing things
In dreary dancing past us whirled,
To the cracked tune that Chronos sings,
Words alone are certain good. - William Butler Yeats
Attribution: William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), Irish poet, playwright. “The Song of the Happy Shepherd.”

Categories: Language, Literature, Playwright, Time

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