If it chance your eye offends you,Pluck it out lad, and be sound:'Twill hurt, but here are salves to friend you,And many a balsam grows on ground.And if your hand or foot offend you,Cut it off, lad, and be whole;But play the man, stand up and end you,When your sickness is your soul.
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About A.E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad
A.E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad.
Themes
- Poetry — The art of language, rhythm, and emotional expression