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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A STICK OF INCENSE, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Whence did all that fury come? Last Line: But liked the way his finger smelt Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Bible; Religion; Theology | |||
Whence did all that fury come? From empty tomb or Virgin womb? Saint Joseph thought the world would melt But liked the way his finger smelt. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY ROGER CASEMENT (AFTER READING 'THE FORGED CASEMENT DIARIES') by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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