"Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act."
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Alfred Edward Housman, born on March 26, 1859, in Fockbury, England, was a distinguished poet, scholar, and professor whose works continue to resonate with readers today. Best known for his poignant collection "A Shropshire Lad," Housman's poetry embodies a deep sense of nostalgia and an exploration of life's transience. A classicist by training, he also made significant contributions to the study of Latin poetry. Housman’s legacy lies in his ability to blend scholarly precision with profound emotional depth, securing his place as a pivotal figure in English literature.
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"Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions."
A. E. Housman
"Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure."
A. E. Housman