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What says the Clock in the Great Clock Tower?
And all alone comes riding there
The King that could make his people stare,
Because he had feathers instead of hair.
A slow low note and an iron bell. - William Butler Yeats
Attribution: William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), Irish poet, playwright. “Alternative Song for the Severed Head in ‘The King of the Great Clock Tower’....”

Categories: Playwright, Royalty

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