"That is the land of lost content, I……" — A. E. Housman
"That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, the happy highways where I went and cannot come again."
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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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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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Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace.
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One simply cannot come to a cause like the kingdom of God, with its celestial concepts, and not appreciate and…
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Realisation of love can never come so long as there is the least desire in the heart, or what Shri…
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