Where There Is Nothing (five-act play; first produced in London at Royal Court Theatre, June 26, 1904), John Lane, 1902, revised (with Lady Gregory) as The Unicorn from the Stars (first produced in Dublin at Abbey Theatre, November 21, 1907 ) in The Unicorn from the Stars and Other Plays, Macmillan, 1908, new edition published as Where There Is Nothing [and] The Unicorn from the Stars, Catholic University Press, 1987. The electronic text represents the edited text. Lines (or parts of them) reproduced in italics in the printed edition are tagged rend="ital". Hyphenation

The Herne's Egg and Other Plays (includes The Herne's Egg, first produced in 1950), Macmillan, 1938. The Correspondence of Robert Bridges and W. B. Yeats, edited by Richard J. Finneran, Macmillan, 1977. In this, one of his most oft-anthologised poems, Yeats describes his intention to go to Innisfree and build a small cabin of clay and wattles, to grow beans and keep bees for honey, and to live on his own there. Who among us, especially if we live in a town or city, hasn’t wished to leave the bustle of urban living behind in favour of a simpler existence?

Author: William Butler Yeats

Each time he was rejected and his heart was broken in 1903 when she agreed to marry another man. Gonne wed Major John McBride but their marriage was short lived. They had a son together but separated shortly after the birth. Kidadl is independent and to make our service free to you the reader we are supported by advertising. A favourite love poem of many, ‘Raglan Road’ is perhaps the most well-known piece of work from this well-known 20th century poet.

Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams, Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.” Inspirational Quotes By William Butler Yeats Stories of Michael Robartes and His Friends (plays and fiction; includes play The Resurrection, first produced in Dublin at Abbey Theatre, July 30, 1934), Cuala Press, 1932.The Hour Glass: A Morality (play; first produced in Dublin at Molesworth Hall, March 14, 1903, revised version produced in Dublin at Abbey Theatre, November 21, 1912), Heinemann, 1903, expanded editon, edited by Catherine Phillips, Cornell University Press, 1994.