In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.

A. E. Housman

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Alfred Edward Housman (; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936) was an English classical scholar and poet. After an initially poor performance while at university, he took employment as a clerk in London and established his academic reputation by first publishing as a private scholar. Later Housman was appointed...

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