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And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears.

A. E. Housman

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A. E. Housman
Age: 77 †
Born: 1859
Born: January 1
Died: 1936
Died: January 1
Classical Philologist
Classical Scholar
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
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A. E. Housman
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Earth
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Stopped
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Ears
Worse
Silence

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