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A. E. Housman (1859–1936). A Shropshire Lad. 1896. LVII. You smile upon your friend to-day YOU smile upon your friend to-day, To-day his ills are over; You hearken to the lover’s say, And happy is the lover. ’Tis late to hearken, late to smile, 5 But better late than never: I shall have lived aContinue reading “You Smile Upon Your Friend Today : A E Housman ( From ‘A Shropshire Lad ‘ 1896 ) : ( 1 ) : : Musical Audio “You Smile Upon Your Friend Today” : John Ireland ( 1920/21 ) : Anthony Rolfe Johnson ( 1975 ) Tenor & David Willison ( Pianist ) : : Friendship Poems : :”