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A. E. Housman: There pass the careless people

There pass the careless people That call their souls their own: Here by the road I loiter, How idle and alone.Ah, past the plunge of plummet, In seas I cannot sound, My heart and soul and…

A. E. Housman: To an Athlete Dying Young

To an Athlete Dying YoungThe time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high.To-day, the road all…

A. E. Housman: Twice a week the winter thorough

Twice a week the winter thorough Here stood I to keep the goal: Football then was fighting sorrow For the young man's soul.Now in May time to the wicket Out I march with bat and pad: See…

A. E. Housman: When I came last to Ludlow

When I came last to Ludlow Amidst the moonlight pale, Two friends kept step beside me, Two honest lads and hale.Now Dick lies long in the churchyard, And Ned lies long in jail, And I come…

A. E. Housman: When I was one-and-twenty

When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, "Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free." But I was one-and-…