Give me a land of boughs in leaf A land of trees that stand; Where trees are fallen there is grief; I love no leafless land.
A. E. HOUSMANThere, by the starlit fences The wanderer halts and hears My soul that lingers sighing About the glimmering weirs.
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Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.
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Earth and high heaven are fixed of old and founded strong.
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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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Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write.
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Luck’s a chance, but trouble’s sure.
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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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White in the moon the long road lies.
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With rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had, For many a rose-lipped maiden And many a lightfoot lad.
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All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.
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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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Poetry is not the thing said, but the way of saying it.
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Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man’s deceiver Was never mine.
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You smile upon your friend to-day, To-day his ills are over; You hearken to the lover’s say, And happy is the lover. ‘Tis late to hearken, late to smile, But better late than never: I shall have lived a little while Before I die for ever.
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Oh I have been to Ludlow fair, and left my necktie God knows where. And carried half way home, or near, pints and quarts of Ludlow beer.
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Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.
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