by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
The scholars
Language: English
Bald heads forgetful of their sins, Old, learned, respectable bald heads Edit and annotate the lines That young men, tossing on their beds, Rhymed out in love's despair To flatter beauty's ignorant ear. All shuffle there; all cough in ink; All wear the carpet with their shoes; All think what other people think; All know the man their neighbour knows. Lord, what would they say -- Did their Catullus walk that way?
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Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "The scholars" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Eidson , "The scholars", 2013 [soprano (or tenor) and piano], from Amhráin as an Linn Dubh. Songs From the Black Pool, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-10
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Word count: 71