W. B. Yeats (1865–1939)

Irish Free State · English

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Crossways 1888

The Sad Shepherd Crossways 1888
The Cloak, the Boat, and the Shoes Crossways 1888
The Indian Upon God Crossways 1888
The Indian to His Love Crossways 1888
The Falling of the Leaves Crossways 1888
Ephemera Crossways 1888
The Madness of King Goll Crossways 1888
The Stolen Child Crossways 1888
To an Isle in the Water Crossways 1888
Down by the Salley Gardens Crossways 1888
The Ballad of Father O’Hart Crossways 1888
The Ballad of Moll Magee Crossways 1888
The Ballad of the Foxhunter Crossways 1888
The Meditation of the Old Fisherman Crossways 1888

In printed order where it is known (13 of 14); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Rose 1892

To the Rose Upon the Rood of Time The Rose 1892
The Rose of the World The Rose 1892
The Rose of Peace The Rose 1892
The Rose of Battle The Rose 1892
A Faery Song The Rose 1892
The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Rose 1892
The Pity of Love The Rose 1892
When You Are Old The Rose 1892
The Ballad of Father Gilligan The Rose 1892
The Two Trees The Rose 1892
To Ireland in the Coming Times The Rose 1892
The Man Who Dreamed of Faeryland The Rose 1892

In printed order where it is known (11 of 12); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Wind Among the Reeds 1899

The Everlasting Voices The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Moods The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
Into the Twilight The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Song of the Old Mother The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Fiddler of Dooney The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Heart of the Woman The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
A Poet to His Beloved The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Blessed The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Travail of Passion The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Hosting of the Sidhe The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
A Cradle Song The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
A Lover Speaks to the Hearers of His Songs in Coming Days The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Bids His Beloved Be at Peace The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Gives His Beloved Certain Rhymes The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Hears the Cry of the Sedge The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Mourns for the Change That Has Come Upon Him and His Beloved and Longs for the End of the World The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Remembers Forgotten Beauty The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Reproves the Curlew The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Tells of a Valley Full of Lovers The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Tells of the Perfect Beauty The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Thinks of His Past Greatness When a Part of the Constellation of Heaven The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Thinks of Those Who Have Spoken Evil of His Beloved The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
He Wishes His Beloved Were Dead The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Cap and Bells The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Fisherman The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Host of the Air The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Lover Asks Forgiveness Because of His Many Moods The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Lover Pleads with His Friend for Old Friends The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Poet Pleads with the Elemental Powers The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Secret Rose The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Song of Wandering Aengus The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
The Valley of the Black Pig The Wind Among the Reeds 1899
To His Heart, Bidding It Have No Fear The Wind Among the Reeds 1899

In printed order where it is known (11 of 35); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

In the Seven Woods 1903

In the Seven Woods In the Seven Woods 1903
The Arrow In the Seven Woods 1903
The Folly of Being Comforted In the Seven Woods 1903
The Withering of the Boughs In the Seven Woods 1903
Adam’s Curse In the Seven Woods 1903
The Old Men Admirings Themselves in the Water In the Seven Woods 1903
Under the Moon In the Seven Woods 1903

In printed order where it is known (5 of 7); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910

A Woman Homer Sung From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
The Consolation From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
No Second Troy From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
Reconciliation From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
Against Unworthy Praise From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
The Fascination of What’s Difficult From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
A Drinking Song From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
The Coming of Wisdom with Time From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
These Are the Clouds From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
A Friend’s Illness From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
All Things Can Tempt Me From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
The Young Man’s Song From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
At Galway Races From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
His Dream From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
King and No King From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
Peace From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
The Mask From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
To a Poet, Who Would Have Me Praise Certain Bad Poets, Imitators of His and Mine From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910
Upon a House Shaken by the Land Agitation From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1910

In printed order where it is known (12 of 19); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1912

That the Night Come Responsibilities 1912
Friends Responsibilities 1912
The Cold Heaven Responsibilities 1912
At the Abbey Theatre From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1912
On Hearing That the Students of Our New University Have Joined the Agitation Against Immoral Literature From The Green Helmet and Other Poems 1912
On Those That Hated The Playboy of the Western World, 1907 Responsibilities 1912

In printed order where it is known (4 of 6); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

Responsibilities 1914

The Two Kings Responsibilities 1914
September 1913 Responsibilities 1914
Paudeen Responsibilities 1914
To a Shade Responsibilities 1914
When Helen Lived Responsibilities 1914
The Three Beggars Responsibilities 1914
The Three Hermits Responsibilities 1914
Beggar to Beggar Cried Responsibilities 1914
The Hour Before Dawn Responsibilities 1914
The Realists Responsibilities 1914
The Witch Responsibilities 1914
The Mountain Tomb Responsibilities 1914
To a Child Dancing in the Wind Responsibilities 1914
A Memory of Youth Responsibilities 1914
Fallen Majesty Responsibilities 1914
An Appointment Responsibilities 1914
The Magi Responsibilities 1914
The Dolls Responsibilities 1914
A Coat Responsibilities 1914
Closing Rhymes Responsibilities 1914
Introductory Rhymes Responsibilities 1914
The Grey Rock Responsibilities 1914
The Peacock Responsibilities 1914
To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing Responsibilities 1914
To a Wealthy Man Who Promised a Second Subscription to the Dublin Municipal Gallery if It Were Proved the People Wanted Pictures Responsibilities 1914

In printed order where it is known (18 of 25); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

Responsibilities and Other Poems 1916

Running to Paradise Responsibilities 1916
Two Years Later Responsibilities 1916

In printed order where it is known (1 of 2); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Wild Swans at Coole 1917

The Wild Swans at Coole The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The Collar-Bone of a Hare The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Lines Written in Dejection The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The Dawn The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
On Woman The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The Fisherman The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The Hawk The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Memory The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Her Praise The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The People The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
His Phoenix The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
A Thought from Propertius The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Broken Dreams The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
A Deep-Sworn Vow The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Presences The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
On Being Asked for a War Poem The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Her Courtesy Upon a Dying Lady 1917
She Turns the Dolls’ Faces to the Wall Upon a Dying Lady 1917
Her Courage Upon a Dying Lady 1917
Her Friends Bring Her a Christmas Tree Upon a Dying Lady 1917
Certain Artists Bring Her Dolls and Drawings Upon a Dying Lady 1917
Her Race Upon a Dying Lady 1917
In Memory of Alfred Pollexfen The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
Men Improve with the Years The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The Balloon of the Mind The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
The End of Day Upon a Dying Lady 1917
The Scholars The Wild Swans at Coole 1917
To a Squirrel at Kyle-na-gno The Wild Swans at Coole 1917

In printed order where it is known (20 of 28); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Wild Swans at Coole 1919

In Memory of Major Robert Gregory The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
An Irish Airman Foresees His Death The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
Under the Round Tower The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
Solomon to Sheba The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
The Living Beauty The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
A Song The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
To a Young Beauty The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
To a Young Girl The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
Tom O’Roughley The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
The Cat and the Moon The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
Two Songs of a Fool The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
Another Song of a Fool The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
A Prayer on Going Into My House The Wild Swans at Coole 1919
The Double Vision of Michael Robartes The Wild Swans at Coole 1919

In printed order where it is known (12 of 14); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920

Solomon and the Witch Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
Under Saturn Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
Easter, 1916 Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
Sixteen Dead Men Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
On a Political Prisoner Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
The Leaders of the Crowd Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
Towards Break of Day Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
Demon and Beast Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
A Prayer for My Daughter Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
A Meditation in Time of War Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
The Second Coming Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920
To Be Carved on a Stone at Ballylee Michael Robartes and the Dancer 1920

In printed order where it is known (10 of 12); the rest alphabetical. About this book.

The Tower 1928

The Tower The Tower 1928
The Wheel The Tower 1928
Youth and Age The Tower 1928
The New Faces The Tower 1928
A Prayer for My Son The Tower 1928
Leda and the Swan The Tower 1928
Colonus’ Praise The Tower 1928
A Man Young and Old The Tower 1928
The Three Monuments The Tower 1928
All Souls’ Night The Tower 1928
The Gift of Harun-al-Rashid The Tower 1928
Among School Children The Tower 1928
Meditations in Time of Civil War The Tower 1928
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen The Tower 1928
Sailing to Byzantium The Tower 1928
Wisdom The Tower 1928

In printed order where it is known (11 of 16); the rest alphabetical. About this book.