"In every American there is an air of……" — A. E. Housman
"In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning."
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A. E. Housman
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84 Quotes by A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman has 84 quotes on this site.
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And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears.
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The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and…
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Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
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The fairies break their dances And leave the printed lawn.
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If a man will comprehend the richness and variety of the universe, and inspire his mind with a due measure…
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I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.
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Strapped, noosed, nighing his hour, He stood and counted them and cursed his luck; And then the clock collected in…
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Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy…
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Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings All desired and timely things. All whom morning sends to roam, Hesper loves to lead them…
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Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, There's brisker pipes than poetry. Say, for what were hop-yards meant, Or why…
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They say my verse is sad: no wonder; Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity, and sorrow, Not mine. but…
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The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells,…
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More Air Quotes
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Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the…
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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom -…
— Matthew Arnold
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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million…
— Diane Ackerman
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It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then…
— Lester Bangs
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
— Stanley Baldwin
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
— Jack Adams
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
— Drew Barrymore
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I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into…
— Drew Barrymore
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
— Alexander Graham Bell
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
— Clive Bell
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When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is…
— Hilaire Belloc
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