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Grant me an old man’s frenzy,
Myself must I remake
Till I am Timon and Lear
Or that William Blake
Who beat upon the wall
Till Truth obeyed his call.
--
An Acre of Grass, st. 3

 

William Butler Yeats

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Treat me like I'm evil
Freeze me till I'm cold
Beat me till I'm feeble
Grind me till I'm old
Wire me till I'm tired
Push me like I fall
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just a shadow on the wall!

 

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Timon will to the woods; where he shall find
The unkindest beast more kinder than mankind.
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The Athenians both within and out that wall!
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Grant us Thy truth to make us free,
And kindling hearts that burn for Thee,
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