AE Housman called it a science. Of course, the way Housman did it _was_ a science. (If you haven't read Housman's prose, incidentally, it's a fine as his poetr

AE Housman called it a science. Of course, the way Housman did it _was_ a science. (If you haven't read Housman's prose, incidentally, it's a fine as his poetry, and very different.)