A. E. Housman Poetry Quotes

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What did A. E. Housman say about Poetry?

A. E. Housman has written many quotes about Poetry. E.g.,

  • Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.
  • Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
  • If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.

What are the top most famous Poetry quotes by A. E. Housman?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Poetry by A. E. Housman.

  • Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.
  • Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
  • If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.