There, like the wind through woods in riot, Through him the gale of life blew high; The tree of man was never quiet: Then ’twas the Roman, now ’tis I.
A. E. HOUSMANIn every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.
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June suns, you cannot store them To warm the winter’s cold, The lad that hopes for heaven Shall fill his mouth with mould.
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The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.
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He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder, And went with half my life about my ways.
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This is for all ill-treated fellows Unborn and unbegot, For them to read when they’re in trouble And I am not.
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Good religious poetry… is likely to be most justly appreciated and most discriminately relished by the undevout.
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Ten thousand times I’ve done my best and all’s to do again.
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Three minutes thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.
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The thoughts of others Were light and fleeting, Of lovers’ meeting Or luck or fame. Mine were of trouble, And mine were steady; So I was ready When trouble came.
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I do not choose the right word, I get rid of the wrong one.
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His folly has not fellow Beneath the blue of day That gives to man or woman His heart and soul away.
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Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out. Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
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Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
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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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All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.
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But men at whiles are sober And think by fits and starts. And if they think, they fasten Their hands upon their hearts.
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