A.E. Housman quotes

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"Oh who are these that kiss and pass?
A country lover and his lass;...
- MORE "Oh who are these that kiss and pass?
A country lover and his lass;
Two lovers looking to be wed;
And time shall put them both to bed,
But she shall lie with earth above,
And he beside another love."
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,...
- MORE When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies,
But keep your fancy free."
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink
For fellows whom it hurts to think.
Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink
For fellows whom it hurts to think.
Malt does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.
Malt does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,...
- MORE Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
- MORE That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
Halt by the headstone naming
The heart no longer stirred,...
- MORE Halt by the headstone naming
The heart no longer stirred,
And say the lad that loved you
Was one that kept his word.
Be still, my soul, be still; the arms you bear are brittle, Be still, my soul, be still; the arms you bear are brittle,
Ay, look: high heaven and earth ail from the prime foundation;
All thoughts to rive the heart are here, and all are vain:
- MORE Ay, look: high heaven and earth ail from the prime foundation;
All thoughts to rive the heart are here, and all are vain:
Horror and scorn and hate and fear and indignation--
Oh, why did I awake? When shall I sleep again?
Could man be drunk for ever
With liquor, love, or fights,...
- MORE Could man be drunk for ever
With liquor, love, or fights,
Lief should I rouse at morning
And lief lie down of nights.
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