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Wisdom
THE true faith discovered was
When painted panel, statuary.
Glass-mosaic, window-glass,
Amended what was told awry
By some peasant gospeller;
Swept the Sawdust from the floor
Of that working-carpenter.
Miracle had its playtime where
In damask clothed and on a seat
Chryselephantine, cedar-boarded,
His majestic Mother sat
Stitching at a purple hoarded
That He might be nobly breeched
In starry towers of Babylon
Noah's freshet never reached.
King Abundance got Him on
Innocence; and Wisdom He.
That cognomen sounded best
Considering what wild infancy
Drove horror from His Mother's breast.
William Butler Yeats
THE true faith discovered was
When painted panel, statuary.
Glass-mosaic, window-glass,
Amended what was told awry
By some peasant gospeller;
Swept the Sawdust from the floor
Of that working-carpenter.
Miracle had its playtime where
In damask clothed and on a seat
Chryselephantine, cedar-boarded,
His majestic Mother sat
Stitching at a purple hoarded
That He might be nobly breeched
In starry towers of Babylon
Noah's freshet never reached.
King Abundance got Him on
Innocence; and Wisdom He.
That cognomen sounded best
Considering what wild infancy
Drove horror from His Mother's breast.
William Butler Yeats
Upon A Dying Lady
I
Her Courtesy
WITH the old kindness, the old distinguished grace,
She lies, her lovely piteous head amid dull red hair
propped upon pillows, rouge on the pallor of her face.
She would not have us sad because she is lying there,
And when she meets our gaze her eyes are laughter-lit,
Her speech a wicked tale that we may vie with her,
Matching our broken-hearted wit against her wit,
Thinking of saints and of petronius Arbiter.
Willam Butler Yeats.
I
Her Courtesy
WITH the old kindness, the old distinguished grace,
She lies, her lovely piteous head amid dull red hair
propped upon pillows, rouge on the pallor of her face.
She would not have us sad because she is lying there,
And when she meets our gaze her eyes are laughter-lit,
Her speech a wicked tale that we may vie with her,
Matching our broken-hearted wit against her wit,
Thinking of saints and of petronius Arbiter.
Willam Butler Yeats.
To Ireland In The Coming Times
Know, that I would accounted be
True brother of a company
That sang, to sweeten Ireland's wrong,
Ballad and story, rann and song;
Nor be I any less of them,
Because the red-rose-bordered hem
Of her, whose history began
Before God made the angelic clan,
Trails all about the written page.
When Time began to rant and rage
The measure of her flying feet
Made Ireland's heart hegin to beat;
And Time bade all his candles flare
To light a measure here and there;
And may the thoughts of Ireland brood
Upon a measured guietude.
Nor may I less be counted one
With Davis, Mangan, Ferguson,
Because, to him who ponders well,
My rhymes more than their rhyming tell
Of things discovered in the deep,
Where only body's laid asleep.
For the elemental creatures go
About my table to and fro,
That hurry from unmeasured mind
To rant and rage in flood and wind,
Yet he who treads in measured ways
May surely barter gaze for gaze.
Man ever journeys on with them
After the red-rose-bordered hem.
Ah, faerics, dancing under the moon,
A Druid land, a Druid tune.!
While stiIl I may, I write for you
The love I lived, the dream I knew.
From our birthday, until we die,
Is but the winking of an eye;
And we, our singing and our love,
What measurer Time has lit above,
And all benighted things that go
About my table to and fro,
Are passing on to where may be,
In truth's consuming ecstasy,
No place for love and dream at all;
For God goes by with white footfall.
I cast my heart into my rhymes,
That you, in the dim coming times,
May know how my heart went with them
After the red-rose-bordered hem.
William Butler Yeats
Know, that I would accounted be
True brother of a company
That sang, to sweeten Ireland's wrong,
Ballad and story, rann and song;
Nor be I any less of them,
Because the red-rose-bordered hem
Of her, whose history began
Before God made the angelic clan,
Trails all about the written page.
When Time began to rant and rage
The measure of her flying feet
Made Ireland's heart hegin to beat;
And Time bade all his candles flare
To light a measure here and there;
And may the thoughts of Ireland brood
Upon a measured guietude.
Nor may I less be counted one
With Davis, Mangan, Ferguson,
Because, to him who ponders well,
My rhymes more than their rhyming tell
Of things discovered in the deep,
Where only body's laid asleep.
For the elemental creatures go
About my table to and fro,
That hurry from unmeasured mind
To rant and rage in flood and wind,
Yet he who treads in measured ways
May surely barter gaze for gaze.
Man ever journeys on with them
After the red-rose-bordered hem.
Ah, faerics, dancing under the moon,
A Druid land, a Druid tune.!
While stiIl I may, I write for you
The love I lived, the dream I knew.
From our birthday, until we die,
Is but the winking of an eye;
And we, our singing and our love,
What measurer Time has lit above,
And all benighted things that go
About my table to and fro,
Are passing on to where may be,
In truth's consuming ecstasy,
No place for love and dream at all;
For God goes by with white footfall.
I cast my heart into my rhymes,
That you, in the dim coming times,
May know how my heart went with them
After the red-rose-bordered hem.
William Butler Yeats
To A Squirrel At Kyle-Na-No
Come play with me;
Why should you run
Through the shaking tree
As though I'd a gun
To strike you dead?
When all I would do
Is to scratch your head
And let you go.
William Butler Yeats
Come play with me;
Why should you run
Through the shaking tree
As though I'd a gun
To strike you dead?
When all I would do
Is to scratch your head
And let you go.
William Butler Yeats
Twas the Night Before Christmas
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
or Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas
by
Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828)
(previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
Happy Christmas all
ANOTHER SONG OF A FOOL
THIS great purple butterfly,
In the prison of my hands,
Has a learning in his eye
Not a poor fool understands.
Once he lived a schoolmaster
With a stark, denying look;
A string of scholars went in fear
Of his great birch and his great book.
Like the clangour of a bell,
Sweet and harsh, harsh and sweet.
That is how he learnt so well
To take the roses for his meat.
William Butler Yeats
THIS great purple butterfly,
In the prison of my hands,
Has a learning in his eye
Not a poor fool understands.
Once he lived a schoolmaster
With a stark, denying look;
A string of scholars went in fear
Of his great birch and his great book.
Like the clangour of a bell,
Sweet and harsh, harsh and sweet.
That is how he learnt so well
To take the roses for his meat.
William Butler Yeats
1. What word translates in Greek to 'a sounding together'?
Your Answer: symphony
2. What is the name of the only African-American Peanuts character?
Your Answer: Franklin
Although he doesn't seem to hang around them much, Franklin does appear every now and again. I think he travels in different circles in their school.
3. What deadly weapon did 'Oddjob' use in the James Bond film 'Goldfinger'?
Your Answer: A bowler hat
4. Which country derives its name from 'Mountain Vomiting Water'?
Your Answer: Guatemala
This refers to the volcano of water which erupted on 8th Sept. 1541 and engulfed the original Spanish capital of Ciudad Vieja. Hope you learnt something new from the quiz.
5. {$16,000:} Lycanthropy is the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of what animal?
Your Answer: lynx
The correct answer was wolf.
The word derives from the Greek words for 'wolf' and 'man'.
6. What is the second longest river in the world?
Your Answer: Nile
The correct answer was Amazon.
The Nile is the longest river. The Amazon comes in second followed by the Mississipi-Missouri-Red Rock. The Murray-Darling in Australia doesn't come close though its still pretty darn long.
7. 'Often a bridesmaid but never a bride' was the advertising slogan for what product?
Your Answer: Listerine Mouthwash
Listerine was invented in 1914 by Joseph Lawrence. It was named after British surgeon Dr. Joseph Lister.
8. Which rare amphibian's name means 'water monster' in the Aztec language?
Your Answer: Natterjack toad
The correct answer was Axolotl.
It is an aquatic salamander found in high altitude freshwater lakes in Mexico.
9. A cat with six or seven toes is known by various names such as 'mitten cat', 'thumb cat', and 'Hemingway cat'. What is this cat's more scientific name?
Your Answer: polydactyl
Polydactyl cats were considered 'lucky' by sailors because they were believed to be superior mousers and ratters. About 40 percent of Maine Coon cats are polydactyl.
10. Marie Curie and her husband Pierre dicovered which radioactive substance?
Your Answer: Radium
And she died of radioactive poisoning (what a surprise!). Apparently her notebooks are still radioactive and must be handled wearing protective clothing.
Your Answer: symphony
2. What is the name of the only African-American Peanuts character?
Your Answer: Franklin
Although he doesn't seem to hang around them much, Franklin does appear every now and again. I think he travels in different circles in their school.
3. What deadly weapon did 'Oddjob' use in the James Bond film 'Goldfinger'?
Your Answer: A bowler hat
4. Which country derives its name from 'Mountain Vomiting Water'?
Your Answer: Guatemala
This refers to the volcano of water which erupted on 8th Sept. 1541 and engulfed the original Spanish capital of Ciudad Vieja. Hope you learnt something new from the quiz.
5. {$16,000:} Lycanthropy is the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of what animal?
Your Answer: lynx
The correct answer was wolf.
The word derives from the Greek words for 'wolf' and 'man'.
6. What is the second longest river in the world?
Your Answer: Nile
The correct answer was Amazon.
The Nile is the longest river. The Amazon comes in second followed by the Mississipi-Missouri-Red Rock. The Murray-Darling in Australia doesn't come close though its still pretty darn long.
7. 'Often a bridesmaid but never a bride' was the advertising slogan for what product?
Your Answer: Listerine Mouthwash
Listerine was invented in 1914 by Joseph Lawrence. It was named after British surgeon Dr. Joseph Lister.
8. Which rare amphibian's name means 'water monster' in the Aztec language?
Your Answer: Natterjack toad
The correct answer was Axolotl.
It is an aquatic salamander found in high altitude freshwater lakes in Mexico.
9. A cat with six or seven toes is known by various names such as 'mitten cat', 'thumb cat', and 'Hemingway cat'. What is this cat's more scientific name?
Your Answer: polydactyl
Polydactyl cats were considered 'lucky' by sailors because they were believed to be superior mousers and ratters. About 40 percent of Maine Coon cats are polydactyl.
10. Marie Curie and her husband Pierre dicovered which radioactive substance?
Your Answer: Radium
And she died of radioactive poisoning (what a surprise!). Apparently her notebooks are still radioactive and must be handled wearing protective clothing.
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YOU ask what -- I have found, and far and wide I go:
Nothing but Cromwell's house and Cromwell's murderous crew,
The lovers and the dancers are beaten into the clay,
And the tall men and the swordsmen and the horsemen, where are they?
And there is an old beggar wandering in his pride -- -
His fathers served their fathers before Christ was crucified.
O what of that, O what of that,
'What is there left to say?
All neighbourly content and easy talk are gone,
But there's no good complaining, for money's rant is on.
He that's mounting up must on his neighbour mount,
And we and all the Muses are things of no account.
They have schooling of their own, but I pass their schooling by,
What can they know that we know that know the time to die?
O what of that, O what of that,
What is there left to say?
But there's another knowledge that my heart destroys,
As the fox in the old fable destroyed the Spartan boy's
Because it proves that things both can and cannot be;
That the swordsmen and the ladies can still keep company,
Can pay the poet for a verse and hear the fiddle sound,
That I am still their setvant though all are underground.
O what of that, O what of that,
What is there left to say?
I came on a great house in the middle of the night,
Its open lighted doorway and its windows all alight,
And all my friends were there and made me welcome too;
But I woke in an old ruin that the winds. howled through;
And when I pay attention I must out and walk
Among the dogs and horses that understand my talk.
O what of that, O what of that,
What is there left to say?
William Butler Yeats