Who said "A mermaid found a swimming lad, picked him for her own."?

This quote is attributed to William Butler Yeats.

A mermaid found a swimming lad, picked him for her own. - William Butler Yeats

"A mermaid found a swimming lad, picked him for her own."

William Butler Yeats Imagination

Poet Playwright Irish 1865–1939

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