A Shropshire Lad
A Shropshire Lad
First published 1896 · 95 pages · about 2 hours to read
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First published in 1896, this is Housman's first and most widely known collection of poems. Dismal and fatalistic, Housman speaks of the cruelty of life. In contrast to the dreary subject matter, the poetry itself is brisk and lively. Considered by many to be among the finest works of modern British poetry.
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Quotes
“And since to look at things in bloom Fifty springs are little room, About the woodlands I will go To see the cherry hung with snow.”
Chapter II
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“Clay lies still, but blood's a rover; Breath's a ware that will not keep Up, lad: when the journey's over There'll be time enough to sleep.”
Chapter IV “White in the moon the long road lies, The moon stands blank above; White in the moon the long road lies That leads me from my love.”
Chapter XXXVI “As through the wild green hills of Wyre The train ran, changing sky and shire, And far behind, a fading crest, Low in the forsaken west Sank the high-reared head of Clee, My hand lay empty on my knee.”
Chapter XXXVII “Oh, I shall be stiff and cold When I forget you, hearts of gold; The land where I shall mind you not Is the land where all's forgot.”
Chapter XXXVII
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