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A. E. Housman Quotes

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

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Topic:
Poetry Quotes
Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
English Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
March 26, 1859
Date of Death:
April 30, 1936
Nationality:
English
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