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Be secret and exult, Because of all things known That is most difficult.
William Butler Yeats
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William Butler Yeats
Age: 73 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 13
Died: 1939
Died: January 28
Astrologer
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Nottinghamshire
W. B. Yeats
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I summon to the winding ancient stair Set all your mind upon the steep ascent
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