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William Butler Yeats Quotes: Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds.
         

Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds.


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This page presents the quote "Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public men, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds.". Author of this quote is William Butler Yeats. This quote is about men, delight, loneliness, tumult, clouds, cheer, crowds, impulse, law,.