He stood, and heard the steeple Sprinkle the quarters on th… - Alfred Edward Housman

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He stood, and heard the steeple Sprinkle the quarters on the morning town. One, two, three, four, to market-place and people It tossed them down. 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.

Alfred Edward Housman

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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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Alternative Names: A. E. Housman • Alfred Hausman

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