Item 556 - Letter from A. E. Housman to G. M. Trevelyan

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Letter from A. E. Housman to G. M. Trevelyan

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  • 18 Oct. 1929 (Creation)

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Housman, Alfred Edward (1859-1936), poet and classical scholar
(1859-1936)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Purchased from Peter Harrington, June 2017.

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Trinity College. - Your ignorance must be shared by the world, except privileged audiences at University College and Eton. I have always refused to let my parody [of Erasmus Darwin, beginning 'See on the cliff fair Adjectiva stand...'] be printed, because it is no rival to the Anti-Jacobin's, which is not merely amusing but subtle and profound. Still, here it is, and may divert you for a minute or two'.

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