Quotation by

William Butler Yeats

The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God, the herdsman goads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The passage compares the years to massive, heavy oxen that move steadily across the world, driven forward by God as their herdsman. The speaker feels overwhelmed and crushed by the relentless, powerful force of time passing under God's control.

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