Original: His songs to poems by A. E. Housman , Thomas Hardy , Christina Rossetti , John Masefield , Rupert Brooke and others , are a valuable addition to English vocal repertoire , and in the opinion of some are among the best of English art song .
Simplified: His songs to poems by A. E. Housman , Thomas Hardy , Christina Rossetti , John Masefield , Rupert Brooke and others , are among some of the best English art songs .