Bald heads forgetful of their sins,
Old, learned, respectable bald heads
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That young men, tossing on their beds,
Rhymed out in love's despair
To flatter beauty's ignorant ear.
All shuffle there; all cough in ink;
All wear the carpet with their shoes;
All think what other people think;
All know the man their neighbour knows.
Lord, what would they say
Did their Catullus walk that way?
The Scholars
William Butler Yeats
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Poem topics: beauty, despair, people, walk, young, ignorant, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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