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The Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats
A Man Young And Old: III. The Mermaid
A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own,
Pressed her body to his body,
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown.
Book: The Collected Poems by William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
(1865 - 1939/Male/Irish)   
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