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Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.

A. E. Housman

Earth and high heaven are fixed of old and founded strong.
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Earth Heaven High Strong
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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Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man’s deceiver Was never mine.
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Believe Greatness Hope Loyal Lying Soul Today Worship Yesterday
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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Draw Happiness Meaning Perfection Poetry Understand
Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
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Clay lies still, but blood’s a rover; Breath’s aware that will not keep. Up, lad: when the journey’s over then there’ll be time enough to sleep.
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Oh, ’tis jesting, dancing, drinking Spins the heavy world around.
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Dance Drink World
Tomorrow, more’s the pity, Away we both must hie, To air the ditty and to earth I.
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Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.
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Knowledge Literature Low Mad Opinion Perception Personal Stupid Thinking
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.
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Bloom Flower Nature Tree
The fairies break their dances And leave the printed lawn.
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Break Dance Leaving Print
The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
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Do not ever read books about versification: no poet ever learnt it that way. If you are going to be a poet, it will come to you naturally and you will pick up all you need from reading poetry.
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Book Learning Poet Poetry Reading
We now to peace and darkness And earth and thee restore Thy creature that thou madest And wilt cast forth no more.
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Believe Darkness Earth Greatness Hope Loyal Peace Soul Today Worship Yesterday
The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic.
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Average Conservatism Criticism Man
And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears.
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Ears Earth Silence Worst

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