The speaker of one of his poems notes "the tree of man was never quiet" and describes a "Romanand his trouble" who are now "ashes under Uricon".
The speaker of one of his poems notes "the tree of man was never quiet" and describes a "Romanand his trouble" who are now "ashes under Uricon". One poem by this author of "On WenlockEdge" asks "why was Burton built on Trent?" and asserts "Malt does more than Milton can tojustify God's ways to man". In another of his poems, a "wise man" tells the speaker to "give crownsand pounds and guineas, but not your heart away". This author of (*) "Terence, This is Stupid Stuff"and "When I was one-and-twenty" wrote a poem addressed to a "townsman of a stiller town" who will notbecome a "runner whom renown outran", as he is being brought home in a coffin. For 10 points, name thisEnglish author of "To An Athlete Dying Young", a poem from his collection A Shropshire Lad.
The speaker of one of his poems notes "the tree of man was never quiet" and describes a "Romanand his trouble" who are now "ashes under Uricon".
Alfred Edward Housman