Test every work of intellect or faith,
And everything that your own hands have wrought
And call those works extravagance of breath
That are not suited for such men as come
Proud, open-eyed and laughing to the tomb.


III, st. 2 - The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1933) - Vacillation

William Butler Yeats Quotes

Test every work of intellect or faith, And everything that your own hands have wrought And call those works extravagance of breath That are not...

Test every work of intellect or faith, And everything that your own hands have wrought And call those works extravagance of breath That are not...

Test every work of intellect or faith, And everything that your own hands have wrought And call those works extravagance of breath That are not...

Test every work of intellect or faith, And everything that your own hands have wrought And call those works extravagance of breath That are not...