Saturae of Juvenal (Cambridge University Press, [1905] 1931) p. xi
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Three minutes' thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.
— 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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