I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. ✨ A. E.…

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I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. ✨ A. E. Housman (2013). Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated), p.153, Delphi Classics
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I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. ✨ A. E. Housman (2013). Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated), p.153, Delphi Classics

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