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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:

‘‘Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.’’

Name the poem and the poet.

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The name of the poem is 'For Anne Gregory' by William Butler Yeats.

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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows: ‘‘Never shall a young man,Thrown into despairBy those great honey-colouredRamparts at your ear,Love you for yourself aloneAnd not your yellow hair.’’Name the poem and the poet.

The name of the poem is 'For Anne Gregory' by William Butler Yeats.

Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:

‘‘Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey-coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.’’

Name the poem and the poet.