Reading the Oxford's Anthology of W.B. Yeats (The Major Works, including poems, plays, critical prose), found a dark poem which he claims to be inspired by the Second Book of Elegy by Propertius - A Thought from Propertius: (p. 70)
She might, so noble from head
To great shapely knees
The long flowing line,
Have walked to the altar
Through the holy images
At Pallas Athena's side,
Or been fit spoil for a centaur
Drunk with the unmixed wine.
(Shall compare with Propertius and expand on it later).
Sunday, 27 June 2010
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