A. E. Housman, in Housman Society Journal, Volumes 14-17, Turner & Devereux, 1988, p. 12
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I find Cambridge an asylum, in every sense of the word.
— A. E. Housman on Cambridge
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About A. E. 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 A Shropshire Lad.
About A. E. 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 A Shropshire Lad.
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