[Old North State]

When You Are Old ...
Yeats is one of my favorites too. I once visited Thoor Ballylee, his tower home in Galway. One help in understanding, “When You are Old” it is to read about his tempestuous relationship with the beautiful Irish actress Maud Gonne. She broke his heart but his love for her never died.

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Thank you for the info. That does explain the man who loved the old woman "at one time".

I still don't know what the "crown of stars" means.