Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all

Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all

The line "Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all" from William Butler Yeats' poem "Sailing to Byzantium" speaks to the stark contrast between the acceptance of death by animals and the complex emotions that humans experience when facing their own mortality. Yeats uses this comparison to highlight the inherent differences between humans and animals, particularly in how they approach the end of their lives.