A. E. Housman

The Stinging Nettle

The stinging nettle onlyWill still be found to stand:The numberless, the lonely,The thronger of the land,The leaf that hurts the…

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The rainy Pleiads wester

The rainy Pleiads wester,Orion plunges prone,The stroke of midnight ceasesAnd I lie down alone.The rainy Pleiads wester,And seek beyond the…

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The Merry Guide

Once in the wind of morningI ranged the thymy wold;The world-wide air was azureAnd all the brooks ran gold.There through…

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The Laws of God, The Laws of Man

The laws of God, the laws of man,He may keep that will and can;Not I: let God and man decreeLaws…

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The Isle of Portland

The star-filled seas are smooth to-nightFrom France to England strown;Black towers above the Portland lightThe felon-quarried stone.On yonder island, not…

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The Grizzly Bear

The Grizzly Bear is huge and wildIt has devoured the little child.The little child is unawareIt has been eaten by…

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The Day of Battle

"Far I hear the bugle blowTo call me where I would not go,And the guns begin the song,'Soldier, fly or…

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The Carpenter’s Son

"Here the hangman stops his cart:Now the best of friends must part.Fare you well, for ill fare I:Live, lads, and…

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Terence This is Stupid Stuff

"Terence, this is stupid stuff!You eat your victuals fast enough;There can't be much amiss, 'tis clear,To see the rate you…

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Stars

Stars, I have seen them fall,But when they drop and dieNo star is lost at allFrom all the star-sown sky.The…

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