The Witch

Portrait of William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats 1865–1939

Toil and grow rich, What's that but to lie With a foul witch And after, drained dry, To be brought To the chamber where Lies one long sought With despair?

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  1. s magwaca South Africa

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    make a details analysis of peom the witch and examine how the images of the poem contribute to its core message.

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    what the poem is all about,and the images of this poem

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