Sunday, 5 July 2020

Housman Replies, 1925



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5 comments:

  1. "If Professor Mair asks such questions and makes such statements after reading what I wrote, he would still ask and make them after reading what I do not intend to write."

    Housman had an excellent social media strategy.

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  2. As Evelyn Waugh said, "Never apologize, never explain."

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    1. Wasn’t that Disraeli?

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    2. Waugh quoting Disraeli? The whole thing is an enigma wrapped in a riddle...

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