Once out of nature I shall never take  
  My bodily form from any natural thing,  
  But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make  
  Of hammered gold and gold enamelling  
  To keep a drowsy Emperor awake;  
  Or set upon a golden bough to sing  
  To lords and ladies of Byzantium  
  Of what is past, or passing, or to come.
St. 4 - The Tower (1928) - Sailing to Byzantium











