A. E. Housman - Poets Pavilion

- Robert Burns

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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

O MY Luve’s like a red, red rose,

That’s newly sprung in June:

O my Luve’s like the melodie,

That’s sweetly play’d in tune.

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An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.

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Poets Pavilion

A. E. Housman1859–193619th century Alfred Edward Housman was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his cycle of poems 'A Shropshire Lad' (1896). His work is characterized by its lyrical, often melancholic tone and themes of unrequited love, mortality, and the transient beauty of youth.

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Is my team ploughing32 lines
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To an Athlete Dying Young28 lines
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When I was one-and-twenty16 lines
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