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Charles Sorley

Charles Sorley

Charles Sorley (1895–1915) was a Scottish war poet killed at the Battle of Loos at age 20. His poem "When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead" is one of the most powe…

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"Such, such is Death: no triumph: no defeat: Only an empty pail, a slate rubbed clean, A merciful putting away of what has been. And this we know: Dea"

"I have not brought my Odyssey With me here across the sea; But you'll remember, when I say How, when they went down Sparta way, To sandy Sparta, long"

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