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    anybody understand the religious allusion "it knows not what it is" from Yeats

    "It knows not what it is" is aparrantly an allusion to a Bible verse, but nobody seems to know ohw it is relevant to the poem (Sailing To Byzantium). Any ideas? Cheers.
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    Need major help with inpenetrable Yeats quote which I don't understand!!!!!!

    Hi all. If anyone studying Yeats' poetry for Module B could tell me what the quote in Sailing To Byzantium "it knows not what it is" means that would be great. I know it is some sort of allusion to a Biblical quote something along the lines of "Forgive him father for he knows not what he...
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    Stuck for a short story idea!!!!

    I have been given the task to write a short story which demonstrates my knowledge of 19th century ways of thinking. Where the heck should I start? Any ideas anyone?
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