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Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top.
William Butler Yeats
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"Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top."
— William Butler Yeats

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Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top. — William Butler Yeats

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William Butler Yeats was a Poet from Irish Free State (1865–1939).

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Who said "Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now g…"?
This quote is attributed to William Butler Yeats, a Poet from Irish Free State.
When did William Butler Yeats live?
William Butler Yeats lived from 1865 – 1939.