I am worn out with dreams; 1 A weather-worn, marble triton 2 Among the streams; 3 And all day long I look 4 Upon this lady’s beauty 5 As though I had found in book 6 A pictured beauty, 7 Pleased to have filled the eyes 8 Or the discerning ears, 9 Delighted to be but wise, 10 For men improve with the years; 11 Notes: And yet and yet 12 Is this my dream, or the truth? 13 O would that we had met 14 When I had my burning youth; 15 But I grow old among dreams, 16 A weather-worn, marble triton 17 Among the streams. 18 Men Improve With The Years By: William Butler Yeats Checking for Understanding
1 I am worn out with dreams; 2 A weather-worn, marble triton 3 Among the streams; 4 And all day long I look 5 Upon this lady’s beauty 6 As though I had found in book 7 A pictured beauty, 8 Pleased to have filled the eyes 9 Or the discerning ears, 10 Delighted to be but wise, 11 For men improve with the years; Notes: 12 And yet and yet 13 Is this my dream, or the truth? 14 O would that we had met 15 When I had my burning youth; 16 But I grow old among dreams, 17 A weather-worn, marble triton 18 Among the streams. Men Improve With The Years By: William Butler Yeats Checking for Understanding
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