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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREAT DAY, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot! Last Line: The beggars have changed places, but the lash goes on Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Revolutions | |||
Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot! A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot. Hurrah for revolution and cannon come again! The beggars have changed places, but the lash goes on. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN (APHORISMS OF MR. CANON ASPIRIN) by NORMAN DUBIE WE WHO WERE EXECUTED by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ A SEMI-REVOLUTION by ROBERT FROST L,ENVOI: IN OUR TIME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY FROM THE PARIS COMMUNE TO THE KRONSTADT REBELLION by KENNETH REXROTH HATCHING; FOR DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI by KAREN SWENSON TABLEAUX VIVANTS; NAPLES, 1790 by ELAINE TERRANOVA ROGER CASEMENT (AFTER READING 'THE FORGED CASEMENT DIARIES') by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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