And one by one we drop away."
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn trees
By the waters.
I heard the old, old man say,
"All that is beautiful drifts away
Like the waters."/>

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" I heard the old, old man say,
"Everything alters,
And one by one we drop away."
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn trees
By the waters.
I heard the old, old man say,
"All that is beautiful drifts away
Like the waters. "

― W.B. Yeats , Poetry, Drama and Prose

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W.B. Yeats quote : I heard the old, old man say,<br />And one by one we drop away."
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn trees
By the waters.
I heard the old, old man say,
"All that is beautiful drifts away
Like the waters." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>
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