The bells they sound on Bredon, And still the steeples hum. 'Come all to church, good people' Oh, noisy bells, be dumb I hear you, I will come. (A. E. Housman)
Look not in my eyes, for fear; They mirror true the sight I see, And there you find your face too clear; And love it and be lost like me. (A. E. Housman)
Strapped, noosed, nighing his hour, He stood and counted them and cursed his luck And then the clock collected in the tower Its strength, and struck. (A. E. Housman)
The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in. (A. E. Housman)
Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings All desired and timely things. All whom morning sends to roam, Hesper loves to lead them home. Home return who him behold, Child to mother, sheep to fold, Bird to nest from wandering wide Happy bridegroom, seek your bride. (A. E. Housman)
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. (A. E. Housman)
With rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had, For many a rose-lipped maiden And many a lightfoot lad. (A. E. Housman)
The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic. (A. E. Housman)
His folly has not fellow Beneath the blue of day That gives to man or woman His heart and soul away. (A. E. Housman)
And silence sounds no worse than cheers; After death has stopped the ears. (A. E. Housman)
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. (A. E. Housman)