My glory was I had such friends Yeats

Q: What is WB Yeats most famous poem?

Written 100 years ago this month, WB Yeatss The Second Coming” has been probably the most quoted poem of the past century.

Q: What is the meaning of Yeats poem The Second Coming?

The Second Coming is one of W.B. Yeatss most famous poems. Written in 1919 soon after the end of World War I, it describes a deeply mysterious and powerful alternative to the Christian idea of the Second Coming—Jesuss prophesied return to the Earth as a savior announcing the Kingdom of Heaven.

Q: What is the meaning of Yeats poem when you are old?

When You Are Old is a poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. In the poem, which is published in Yeatss second collection, The Rose (1893), the speaker asks someone to think ahead to old age, strongly suggesting that the addressee will eventually regret being unwilling to return the speakers love.

Überlegen Sie, wo die Herrlichkeit des Menschen am meisten beginnt und endet, und sagen Sie, meine Herrlichkeit war, dass ich solche Freunde hatte.

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What is WB Yeats most famous poem?
What is the meaning of Yeats poem The Second Coming?
What is the meaning of Yeats poem when you are old?
Who said there are no strangers here only friends?

piense dónde comienza y termina la gloria del hombre, y diga que mi gloria fue que tuve tales amigos.

pense au début et à la fin de la gloire de l'homme, et dis que ma gloire était d'avoir de tels amis.

smaoinigh ar an áit is mó a thosaíonn agus a chríochnaíonn glóir an duine, agus abair gurbh í mo ghlóir cairde den sórt sin a bhí agam.

सोचिये कि मनुष्य की महिमा सबसे अधिक कहाँ से शुरू होती है और समाप्त होती है, और कहो कि मेरी महिमा थी, मेरे ऐसे मित्र थे।

pensa dove inizia e finisce la gloria dell'uomo, e di' che la mia gloria era che avevo amici così.

תחשוב איפה הכבוד של האדם מתחיל ונגמר הכי הרבה, ותגיד שהתהילה שלי הייתה שיש לי חברים כאלה.

tenk hvor menneskets herlighet begynner og slutter mest, og si at min herlighet var at jeg hadde slike venner.

pense onde a glória do homem mais começa e termina, e diga que minha glória foi porque eu tinha esses amigos.

Irish author William Butler Yeats won the Nobel Prize in Literature on November 14, 1923. We take a look at Yeats' life.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1923 was awarded to William Butler Yeats, who was born in Dublin and raised in Sligo, "for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation."

According to a brief article in The Irish Independent on November 29, 1923, Dr. Oliver St. John Gogarty said the prestigious award conferred upon Yeats "was the most significant thing that had come upon the country since the Treaty."

W. B. Yeats in 1908 (Getty Images)

On this day: Samuel Beckett won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969

As an acclaimed poet and playwright, it is said that it would be hard to imagine the revolutionary decade in Ireland without W. B. Yeats. His hauntingly beautiful poems such as “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” and “The Stolen Child” are juxtaposed with powerful poems that document the political unrest in “September 1913,” and “Easter 1916.”

A cultural revolutionary, Yeats co-founded the Abbey Theatre, the Irish Literary Society, and the Cuala Press. He is forever associated with his muse, Maude Gonne, and his unrequited love for her is well documented.

The Abbey Theater in Dublin, circa 1930 (Getty Images)

Who was WB Yeats?

In 2015, Ireland celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel Prize-winning poet. The festival of celebration presented a local, national and international series of exhibitions, performances, educational events, festivals, concerts, readings, talks, and screenings.

In honor of the beloved Irish poet, here are some of Yeats's most famous quotes:

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.”

“Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”

“How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart.”

“Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.”

“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.”

“Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.”

“People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.”

“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.”

Here's to you, Mr. Yeats.

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What is WB Yeats most famous poem?

Written 100 years ago this month, WB Yeats's “The Second Coming” has been probably the most quoted poem of the past century.

What is the meaning of Yeats poem The Second Coming?

"The Second Coming" is one of W.B. Yeats's most famous poems. Written in 1919 soon after the end of World War I, it describes a deeply mysterious and powerful alternative to the Christian idea of the Second Coming—Jesus's prophesied return to the Earth as a savior announcing the Kingdom of Heaven.

What is the meaning of Yeats poem when you are old?

"When You Are Old" is a poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. In the poem, which is published in Yeats's second collection, The Rose (1893), the speaker asks someone to think ahead to old age, strongly suggesting that the addressee will eventually regret being unwilling to return the speaker's love.

Who said there are no strangers here only friends?

Dear Quote Investigator: The Nobel Prize winning Irish poet William Butler Yeats often receives credit for the following sentiment: There are no strangers here; only friends you haven't yet met.