The gale, it plies the saplings double, It blows so hard, 'twill soon be gone: To-day the Roman and his trouble Are ashes under Uricon.
A. E. Housman
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Shropshire Lad XXXI: On Wenlock Edge (1896); Exact wording and attribution checked. Complete final stanza, contrasting a passing storm with the ancient Roman inhabitants’ vanished troubles.
- A Shropshire Lad XXXI: On Wenlock Edge (1896)
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