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Title: The Land Of Heart's Desire
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THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE BY W. B. YEATS
1912
First Edition ………………………. 1894
Second Edition (in Poems
by W. B. Yeats) 1895
Third Edition ,, ,, 1899
Fourth Edition ,, ,, 1901
Fifth Edition ,, ,, 1904
Sixth Edition ,, ,, 1908
Seventh Edition (revised) ……………. 1912
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To
FLORENCE FARR
THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE
O Rose, thou art sick.
WILLIAM BLAKE
MAURTEEN BRUIN BRIDGET BRUIN SHAWN BRUIN MARY BRUIN FATHER HART A FAERY CHILD
The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of
Sligo, and at a remote time.
THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE
SCENE.—A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right. There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall. The alcove is full of