"They say my verse is sad: no wonder;……" — A. E. Housman
"They say my verse is sad: no wonder; Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity, and sorrow, Not mine. but man's."
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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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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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The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. "Come all to church, good people"- Oh, noisy bells,…
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen…
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The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
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A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.
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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
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I don't even have voice mail or answering machines anymore. I hate the phone, and I don't want to call…
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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
— Ambrose Bierce
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To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms…
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He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it…
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Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
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Lives in eternity's sun rise.
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For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive…
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