"Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your…" — A. E. Housman
"Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale."
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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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In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.
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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 Ale Quotes
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one of 57 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Good ale, the true and proper drink of Englishmen. He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh…
— George Henry Borrow
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I should like a great lake of ale, for the King of Kings. I should like the family of heaven…
— Brigit of Kildare
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The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the…
— Nicholas Culpeper
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Terence O'Ryan heard him and straightway brought him a crystal cup full of the foaming ebon ale which the noble…
— James Joyce
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I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
— George Farquhar
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Some brewers of Ale and Beere doe put it into their drinke to make it more heady, fit to please…
— Unknown Author
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Whoever takes just plain ginger ale soon gets drowned out of the conversation.
— Kin Hubbard
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The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and…
— A. E. Housman
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The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton,"…
— Kenneth Grahame
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She was luxuriously tired and her muscles felt sore from the unaccustomed strain of riding astride. Nothing had ever tasted…
— Kathleen Winsor
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I like a good beer. Of course, I'll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of…
— Tom Petty
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Nothing quenches the thirst like a wheat beer, or sharpens the appetite like an India pale ale. Nothing goes as…
— Michael Jackson
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