"Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, There's……" — A. E. Housman
"Why, if 'tis dancing you would be, There's brisker pipes than poetry. Say, for what were hop-yards meant, Or why was Burton built on Trent? Oh many a peer of England brews Livelier liquor than the Muse, And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man. Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink For fellows whom it hurts to think: Look into the pewter pot To see the world as the world's not."
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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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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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Good ale, the true and proper drink of Englishmen. He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh…
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I should like a great lake of ale, for the King of Kings. I should like the family of heaven…
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The roots and herbes beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengtheneth and quickeneth the…
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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…
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I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
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Some brewers of Ale and Beere doe put it into their drinke to make it more heady, fit to please…
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Whoever takes just plain ginger ale soon gets drowned out of the conversation.
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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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The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton,"…
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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…
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Nothing quenches the thirst like a wheat beer, or sharpens the appetite like an India pale ale. Nothing goes as…
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