8 A. E. Housman Quotes on Nature

A. E. Housman quotes on nature

10. Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.

23. There, like the wind through woods in riot, Through him the gale of life blew high; The tree of man was never quiet: Then 'twas the Roman, now 'tis I.

24. Oh tarnish late on Wenlock Edge, Gold that I never see; Lie long, high snowdrifts in the hedge That will not shower on me.

26. Be still, my soul, be still; the arms you bear are brittle, Earth and high heaven are fixt of old and founded strong.

27. Far in a western brookland That bred me long ago The poplars stand and tremble By pools I used to know.

28. There, by the starlit fences, The wanderer halts and hears My soul that lingers sighing About the glimmering weirs.

32. The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers Stream from the hawthorn on the wind away, The doors clap to, the pane is blind with showers. Pass me the can, lad; there's an end of May.

44. The rainy Pleiads wester, Orion plunges prone, The stroke of midnight ceases, And I lie down alone.