"Introductory Lecture" delivered on October 3, 1892 at University College, London
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The house of delusions is cheap to build, but draughty to live in, and ready at any instant to fall.
— A. E. Housman
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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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