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The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats


by William Butler Yeats

Two Venetian fishing ships meet, brilliant sails spread. On one, beneath Venice's Lion of St. Mark, the words "Adriaticus mare nostrum — the Adriatic, our sea." On the further blue sail, the cross and words "Pax tibi Marce [Evangelista meus] — Peace to you, Mark, my Evangelist." Postcard promoting Italy's VI National Loan for the war, with a quotation from Gabriele D'Annunzio's "La canzone di Mario Bianco": "E' questo, Italia, é questo il tuo fermento e il tuo cemento" And this, Italy, This is your ferment and your foundation. G. d'Annunzio Reverse: "VI° Prestito Nazionale 5% Netto In rendita consolidata emessa a 87.50 per 100 lire nominali Esente da imposte presenti e future. Reddito netto 5.71%" (VIth National Loan 5% equity In a consolidated annuity issued at 87.50 per nominal 100 lira. Current and future tax-free. Net Income 5.71%

Two Venetian fishing ships meet, brilliant sails spread. On one, beneath Venice's Lion of St. Mark, the words "Adriaticus mare nostrum — the Adriatic, our sea." On the further blue sail, the cross and words "Pax tibi Marce [Evangelista meus] — Peace to you, Mark, my Evangelist."
Postcard promoting Italy's VI National Loan for the war, with a quotation from Gabriele D'Annunzio's "La canzone di Mario Bianco":
"E' questo, Italia,
é questo il tuo fermento e il tuo cemento"
And this, Italy,
This is your ferment and your foundation.
G. d'Annunzio

The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats Edited by Richard J. Finneran

Publisher: Collier Books MacMillan Publishing Company,

Copyright: 1983, 1989 by Anne Yeats