Here dead lie we because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose; but young men think it is, and we were young.
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"Here dead lie we because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose; but young men think it is, and we were young." — A. E. Housman
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Here dead lie we because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose; but young men think it is, and we were young. — A. E. Housman
About A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman was a Poet from United Kingdom (1859–1936).
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This quote is attributed to A. E. Housman, a Poet from United Kingdom.
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A. E. Housman lived from 1859 – 1936.