“Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.”
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Yeats, W. B. (n.d.). Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40542-words-are-always-getting-conventionalized-to-some-secondary/
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Yeats, William Butler. “Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40542-words-are-always-getting-conventionalized-to-some-secondary/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Yeats, William Butler. “Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/40542-words-are-always-getting-conventionalized-to-some-secondary/.