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They say my verse is sad: no wonder Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity, and sorrow, Not mine. but man's.
A. E. Housman
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A. E. Housman
Age: 77 †
Born: 1859
Born: January 1
Died: 1936
Died: January 1
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His folly has not fellow Beneath the blue of day That gives to man or woman His heart and soul away.
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Now hollow fires burn out to black, And lights are guttering low: Square your shoulders, lift your pack And leave your friends and go.
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And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man.
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Who made the world I cannot tell 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.
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Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out. Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
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The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
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Three minutes thought would suffice to find this out but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.
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Tomorrow, more's the pity, Away we both must hie, To air the ditty and to earth I.
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