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Walt Whitman: When the Full-Grown Poet Came

When the Full-Grown Poet CameWhen the full-grown poet came, Out spake pleased Nature (the round impassive globe, with all its shows of day and night,) saying, He is mine; But out spake…

A. E. Housman: Oh, when I was in love with you,

Oh, when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave.And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around…

A. E. Housman: When I came last to Ludlow

When I came last to Ludlow Amidst the moonlight pale, Two friends kept step beside me, Two honest lads and hale.Now Dick lies long in the churchyard, And Ned lies long in jail, And I come…

A. E. Housman: When I was one-and-twenty

When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, "Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free." But I was one-and-…

A. E. Housman: When I watch the living meet,

When I watch the living meet, And the moving pageant file Warm and breathing through the street Where I lodge a little while,If the heats of hate and lust In the house of flesh are strong…

A. E. Housman: When the lad for longing sighs,

When the lad for longing sighs, Mute and dull of cheer and pale, If at death's own door he lies, Maiden, you can heal his ail.Lovers' ills are all to buy: The wan look, the hollow tone,…