Horseman, pass by!" Yeats's famous poem, Under Ben Bulben, is essentially a description of Yeats Country. Swear by those horsemen, by those women. That air in immortality. That the Witch of Atlas knew, Spoke and set the cocks a-crow. Ben Bulben’s Famous Literary Connection . I Swear by what the sages spoke Round the Mareotic Lake That the Witch of Atlas knew, Spoke and set the cocks a-crow. A web-based analysis of William Butler Yeats. Swear by those horsemen, by those women. The poem is perhaps best-known for its final three lines, which actually helped to inspire Yeats to write ‘Under Ben Bulben’: the lines ‘Cast a cold eye / On life, on death. Yeats dated ‘Under Ben Bulben’ to September 4 th, 1938. Under Ben Bulben. That the Witch of Atlas knew, Spoke and set the cocks a-crow. Swear by those horsemen, by those Yeats accepts that all things, including his own life, come to an end. The Dartry Mountains are composed of limestone on top of mudstone. It describes the sights that he saw in Yeats Country. W B Yeats. I. / Horseman, pass by!’ became Yeats’s epitaph, and can be found on his tomb. 1375864 Under Ben Bulben William Butler Yeats. Ben Bulben is one of the Dartry Mountain range. One of the last poems that Yeats wrote was entitled Under Ben Bulben . Swear by what the sages spoke. Swear by what the sages spoke. Ben Bulben was shaped during the ice age, when Ireland was under glaciers. Swear by what the sages spoke Round the Mareotic Lake That the Witch of Atlas knew, Spoke and set the cocks a-crow. Complexion and form prove superhuman, That pale, long-visaged company. Complexion and form prove superhuman, That pale, long-visaged company. Originally a large plateau, its present distinct shape is a result of the receding glaciers. "Under Ben Bulben" is the poem that famously spells out Yeats' wish for his body to be placed in the Drumcliff churchyard by the flank of a Sligo mountain. Under Ben Bulben a poem by W.B. Under Ben Bulben This 75 minute track comes as a companion CD included in the vinyl release … Round the Mareotic Lake. Ireland’s 100 favourite poems. Swear by what the Sages spoke Round the Mareotic Lake That the Witch of Atlas knew, Spoke and set the cocks a-crow. The interesting geology of Ben Bulben. The following is an excerpt from Under Ben Bulben: Under bare Ben Bulben's head In Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid. Under Ben Bulben was one of his last, best known as his epitaph:"Cast a cold Eye On Life, on Death. Under Ben Bulben was written by W. B. Yeats as he prepared for his own death. Under Ben Bulben by Horseman, Pass By., released 11 March 2019 1. The overall theme of Under Ben Bulben is of Yeats accepting his life will end but without sadness as he prepares to be accepted into heaven. It was published, significantly enough, just five days after his death. 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