“I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all — the colleges I mean — like an opera.”
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Yeats, W. B. (n.d.). I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all — the colleges I mean — like an opera. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6640-i-wonder-anybody-does-anything-at-oxford-but/
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Yeats, William Butler. “I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all — the colleges I mean — like an opera.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6640-i-wonder-anybody-does-anything-at-oxford-but/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Yeats, William Butler. “I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all — the colleges I mean — like an opera.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6640-i-wonder-anybody-does-anything-at-oxford-but/.