THE PORT'S LIFE.
The Bohemian, doings and pathetic gradual dissolution of a little coterie of poets existing in London ten years ago under, the style of the. Rhymesters' Club were narrated by Mr. W. B. Yeats in a lecture on Contemporary Poetry at No. 1 Old. Burlington Street. ■■:?.-. . For the twelve poets who had formed the.club, Mr. Yeats claimed the sincerity which, marks the true artist. Several of them had gained:distinction, yet of the little party two had since died of drink, a third had .committed suicide,- and two others:had lost, their reason. '
"A poet's life must almost necessarily be troubled," said Mr. Yeats. "All songs are those of victories. won in the poet's , mind. If you could find a perfectly steady nature, you would find a silent one. '
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 799, 23 April 1910, Page 9
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