Poem by William Butler Yeats

To a Poet, Who Would Have Me Praise Certain Bad Poets, Imitators of His and Mine

You say, as I have often given tongue
In praise of what another's said or sung,
'Twere politic to do the like by these;
But have you known a dog to praise his fleas?

1. These Are the Clouds
2. The Mask
3. The Wild Swans at Coole
4. Upon a House Shaken by the Land Agitation
5. The Cloak, the Boat and the Shoes

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