Augusta Gregory (1852–1932) Letter to W.B. Yeats Coole Park, February 18, 1932 Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Farewell letter to W. B. Yeats
Augusta Gregory (1852–1932)
Letter to W. B. Yeats
Coole Park, February 18, 1932
Yeats spent most of Gregory’s last year keeping her company at Coole. Indomitably, she refused painkillers, while each tried to uphold their long-standing roles as the last act of their long friendship played out. This final letter to him, written shakily in pencil in February 1932, Gregory offers a crafted and moving expression of farewell: “I do think I have been of use to the country— & for that in great part I thank you. I thank you also for these last months you have spent with me—your presence has made them pass quickly and happily in spite of bodily pain, as your friendship has made my last years—from first to last fruitful in work, in service. All blessings to you in the years to come.”
: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
: Lady Gregory collection of papers
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