Famous Quotes | Bodies of holy men and women...

Bodies of holy men and women exude
Miraculous oil, odour of violet.
But under heavy loads of trampled clay
Lie bodies of the vampires full of blood;
Their shrouds are bloody and their lips are wet. - William Butler Yeats
Attribution: William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), Irish poet, playwright. “Oil and Blood.”

Categories: Blood, Playwright, Truth, Violence

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