LVIII. When I came last to Ludlow. Housman, A. E. 1896. A Shropshire Lad

A. E. Housman (1859–1936). A Shropshire Lad. 1896.

LVIII. When I came last to Ludlow


WHEN I came last to Ludlow
Amidst the moonlight pale,
Two friends kept step beside me,
Two honest lads and hale.

Now Dick lies long in the churchyard,	5
And Ned lies long in jail,
And I come home to Ludlow
Amidst the moonlight pale.