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  • A symbol is indeed the only possible expression of some invisible essence, a transparent lamp about a spiritual flame; while allegory is one of many possible representations of an embodied thing, or familiar principle, and belongs to fancy and not to imagination: the one is a revelation, the other an amusement.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : William Butler Yeats Quotes , Spiritual Quotes , Expression Quotes
  • I would that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea! We tire of the flame of the meteor, before it can fadeand flee; And the flame of the blue star of twilight, hung low on the rim of the sky, Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved, a sadness that may not die.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : William Butler Yeats Quotes , Stars Quotes , Twilight Quotes