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A. E. Housman quotes

English Poet March 26, 1859 – April 30, 1936

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Oh many a peer of England brews Lovelier liquor than the Muse, And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man."
And malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "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. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "And malt does more than Milton can To justify the ways of God..."
And malt does more than Milton can To justify the ways of God to man. A. E. Housman
The sum of things to be known is inexhaustible, and however long we read, we shall never come to the end of our story-book."(Introductory lecture as professor of Latin at University College, London, 3 October 1892) A. E. Housman
The stars have not dealt me the worst they could do: My pleasures are plenty, my troubles are two. But oh, my two troubles they reave me of rest, The brains in my head and the heart in my breast. Oh, grant me the ease that is granted so free, The birthright of multitudes, give it to me, That relish their victuals and rest on their bed. With flint in the bosom and guts in the head. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale."
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "All knots that lovers tie. Are tied to sever. Here shall your..."
All knots that lovers tie. Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity,..."
The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. A. E. Housman
To stand up straight and tread the turning mill, To lie flat and know nothing and be still, Are the two trades of man; and which is worse. I know not, but I know that both are ill. A. E. Housman
First don: O cuckoo, shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice? Second don: State the alternative preferred, With reasons for your choice. A. E. Housman
The heart from out the bosom Was never given in vain But bought with sighs aplenty And sold for endless rue And now I am two and twenty And oh tis true, tis true A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in."
The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat."
I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman quote: "The tree of man was never quiet: Then 'twas the Roman, now..."
The tree of man was never quiet: Then 'twas the Roman, now 'tis I. A. E. Housman

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