For Anne Gregory - A poem by William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats - For Anne Gregory

'Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.'

'But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.'

'I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.'

Added: on December 25th, 2004 at 9:03 AM | Viewed: 3288 times | Comments (3)

For Anne Gregory - Comments and Information
Poet: William Butler Yeats Poem: For Anne Gregory Volume: The Winding Stair and Other Poems Year: Published/Written in 1933 Comment 3 of 3, added on October 14th, 2005 at 7:52 PM. I think this poem disscusses the superficial opinions that men have for women...maybe the poet who wrote this never had a true relationship with a man andrew from Australia Comment 2 of 3, added on February 9th, 2005 at 6:42 AM. This is one of the most intuitive comments on man's endless search for perfection. No one can love Anne without also loving her beauty becuase her beauty is integral to who she is. It is the perfect rebuttal to people who tell you, simplistically, that you shouldn't date someone because of their looks. Yeats knows that a person's looks are a part of who they are. Miss H from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on December 25th, 2004 at 9:03 AM. i am a literature student and now i am studying the poetry.I have an assignment about the eagle by lord alfred tennyson,death stands above me by walter savage landor , and for anna gregory by william butler yeats. i need every thing about them like paradox,figurative language, symbols,alliteration,assonance and others.. can you help me??please!! A_k from Bahrain More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, For Anne Gregory, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by William Butler Yeats with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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For Anne Gregory Volume: The Winding Stair and Other Poems Year: Published/Written in 1933 Last read: 2008-12-03 16:37:09 Viewed 3288 times. Added on December 25th, 2004 at 9:03 AM.

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