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A. E. Housman: Far in a western brookland

Far in a western brookland That bred me long ago The poplars stand and tremble By pools I used to know.There, in the windless night-time, The wanderer, marvelling why, Halts on the bridge…

A. E. Housman: From far, from eve and morning

From far, from eve and morning And yon twelve-winded sky, The stuff of life to knit me Blew hither: here am I.Now— for a breath I tarry Nor yet disperse apart— Take my hand quick and tell…

A. E. Housman: I Hoed and trenched and weeded,

I Hoed and trenched and weeded, And took the flowers to fair: I brought them home unheeded; The hue was not the wear.So up and down I sow them For lads like me to find, When I shall lie…

A. E. Housman: If truth in hearts that perish

If truth in hearts that perish Could move the powers on high, I think the love I bear you Should make you not to die.Sure, sure, if stedfast meaning, If single thought could save, The…

A. E. Housman: In my own shire, if I was sad

In my own shire, if I was sad Homely comforters I had: The earth, because my heart was sore, Sorrowed for the son she bore; And standing hills, long to remain, Shared their short-lived…

A Shropshire Lad

A. E. Housman1919ContentsIntroduction1887Loveliest of trees, the cherry nowThe RecruitReveilleOh see how thick the goldcup flowersWhen the lad for longing sighs,When smoke stood up from…

A. E. Housman: Into my heart an air that kills

Into my heart an air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those?That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain…

A. E. Housman: "Is my team ploughing,

"Is my team ploughing, That I was used to drive And hear the harness jingle When I was man alive?"Ay, the horses trample, The harness jingles now; No change though you lie under The land…