The Wild Swans At Coole (1919) By: William Butler Yeats: The Wild Swans At...

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Book Title: Wild Swans at Coole (1919). by: William Butler Yeats : The Wild Swans at Coole Is a Lyric Poem by the Irish Poet William Butler Yeats (1865-1939).

Number of Pages: 72 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

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Publication Year: 2017

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Author: W. Yeats

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