The rainy Pleiads wester, Orion plunges prone, The stroke o… - Alfred Edward Housman

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The rainy Pleiads wester, Orion plunges prone, The stroke of midnight ceases, And I lie down alone.

Alfred Edward Housman

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About Alfred Edward Housman

Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems .

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Pen Names: A. E. Housman

Alternative Names: Alfred Hausman

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Be still, my soul, be still; the arms you bear are brittle, Earth and high heaven are fixt of old and founded strong.

Far in a western brookland That bred me long ago The poplars stand and tremble By pools I used to know.

The troubles of our proud and angry dust Are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.

The rainy Pleiads wester, Orion plunges prone, The stroke of midnight ceases, And I lie down alone. - Alfred Edward Housman

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