Quotes by : A.E. Housman

It nods and curtseys and recoversWhen the wind blows above,The nettle on the graves of loversThat hanged....

Who made the world I cannot tell;'Tis made, and here I am in hell.

The stars have not dealt me the worst they could do:My pleasures are plenty, my troubles are two.But....

They say my verse is sad: no wonder.Its narrow measure spansRue for eternity, and sorrowNot mine, but....

Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out. Perfect understanding....

June suns, you cannot store themTo warm the winter's cold,The lad that hopes for heavenShall fill his....

Oh fair enough are sky and plain,But I know fairer far:Those are as beautiful againThat in the water....

To stand up straight and tread the turning mill,To lie flat and know nothing and be still,Are the two....

Terence, this is stupid stuff:You eat your victuals fast enough;There can't be much amiss, 'tis clear,To....

Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries These, in the day when heaven was falling, The hour when earth's foundations....