And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.

A.E. Housman

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Alcohol Problem of evil

Author

A.E. Housman

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Housman, Alfred Edward. A Shropshire Lad. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., 1896, no. 62, I. 21.

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Housman, Alfred Edward. "A Shropshire Lad." A Shropshire Lad and Other Poems, edited by Archie Burnett. Penguin Classics, 2010, no. 62, I. 21.

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