The labor of the alchemists, who were called artist in their day, is a befitting comparison for a deliberate change of style.
William Butler YeatsStyle, personality - deliberately adopted and therefore a mask - is the only escape from the hot-faced bargainers and money-changers.
William Butler YeatsO what fine thought we had because we thought that the worst rogues and rascals had died out.
William Butler YeatsI hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray, I hear it in the deep heart's core.
William Butler Yeats