“I call on those that call me son,Grandson, or great-grandson,On uncles, aunts, great-uncles or great-aunts,To judge what I have done.Have I, that put it into words,Spoilt what old loins have sent?”

William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats - “I call on those that call me...” 1

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