Swift's Epitaph Poem by William Butler Yeats

Swift's Epitaph

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SWIFT has sailed into his rest;
Savage indignation there
Cannot lacerate his breast.
Imitate him if you dare,
World-besotted traveller; he
Served human liberty.

William Butler Yeats
Thursday, May 17, 2001
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