september 1913 quotes— wb yeats Flashcards

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greasy

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“fumble in a greasy till”

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prayer

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“shivering prayer”

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marrow

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“You have dried the marrow from the bone”

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romantic

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“Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone”

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5
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irish heroes

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“they”

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wind

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“world like wind”

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rope

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“hangman’s rope”

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8
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help

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“God help us”

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dead

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“Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone”

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wild

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“wild geese”

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war and violence

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“tide”

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12
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blood

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“blood was shed”

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13
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wolfe

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“Edward Fitzgerald… Robert Emmet and Wolfe Tone”

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brave

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“delirium of the brave?”

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gone

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“Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone”

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exiles

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“call those exiles”

17
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yellow

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“Some woman’s yellow hair/ Has maddened every mother’s son”

18
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lightly

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“weighed so lightly”

19
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O’Leary

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“they’re dead and gone,/ They’re with O’Leary in the grave.”