Famous Quotes | The elaborate star-light throws...

The elaborate star-light throws a reflection
On the dark stream,
Till all the eddies gleam;
And thereupon there comes that scream
From terrified, invisible beast or bird:
Image of poignant recollection. - William Butler Yeats
Attribution: William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), Irish poet, playwright. “An Image from a Past Life.”

Categories: Memory, Playwright, Recollection

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