Swift's Epitaph by William Butler Yeats

Swift's Epitaph

SWIFT has sailed into his rest;
Savage indignation there
Cannot lacerate his breast.
Imitate him if you dare,
World-besotted traveller; he
Served human liberty.

Book: The Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats

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William Butler Yeats 1865 - 1939/Male/Irish

(1865 - 1939/Male/Irish)

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