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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MR. HOUSMAN'S MESSAGE, by EZRA POUND Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O woe, woe Last Line: Oh, woe, woe, woe, etcetera. . . . Subject(s): Housman, Alfred Edward (1859-1936) | |||
O woe, woe, People are born and die, We also shall be dead pretty soon Therefore let us act as if we were dead already. The bird sits on the hawthorn tree But he dies also, presently. Some lads get hung, and some get shot. Woeful is this human lot. Woe! woe, etcetera. . . . London is a woeful place, Shropshire is much pleasanter. Then let us smile a little space Upon fond nature's morbid grace. Oh, Woe, woe, woe, etcetera. . . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ANOTHER EPITAPH ON AN ARMY OF MERCENARIES; REPLY TO HOUSMAN by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE FOR A. E. HOUSMAN by GLADYS MCKEE THOUGHTS by ARCHIE RANDOLPH AMMONS SHROPSHIRE LAD by JOHN BETJEMAN ANOTHER EPITAPH ON AN ARMY OF MERCENARIES; REPLY TO HOUSMAN by CHRISTOPHER MURRAY GRIEVE OBSERVATION BY A FORMERLY ROSE-LIPT MAIDEN by JOYCE LA MERS MISREADING HOUSMAN by LINDA PASTAN LADS OF THE VILLAGE by FLORENCE MARGARET SMITH FRESHMAN ENGLISH: WHAT COUNTS by MARK VINZ |
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