A.E. Housman - To stand up straight and tread the turning mill, To...

To stand up straight and tread the turning mill, To lie flat and know nothing and be still, Are the two trades of man; and which is worseI know not, but I know that both are ill.

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To stand up straight and tread the turning mill, To lie flat and know nothing and be still, Are the two trades of man; and which is worseI know not, but I know that both are ill.

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