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Poems of the Great War

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Is might to their hand.

Much suffering shall cleanse thee;
But thou through the flood
Shalt win to Salvation,
To Beauty through blood.



Up, careless, awake!
Ye peacemakers, fight!
England stands for Honour:
God defend the Right!

ROBERT BRIDGES,
Poet Laureate

[Pg 9]

THE VIGIL

England! where the sacred flame
Burns before the inmost shrine,
Where the lips that love thy name
Consecrate their hopes and thine,
Where the banners of thy dead
Weave their shadows overhead,
Watch beside thine arms to-night,
Pray that God defend the Right.

Think that when to-morrow comes
War shall claim command of all,
Thou must hear the roll of drums,
Thou must hear the trumpet's call.
Now before they silence ruth,
Commune with the voice of . . . Read More

Community Reviews

It was not a secret to me that the poems written in the First World War were a heart breaking testimony of the horrors of that war, of the meaningless loss of life and of the harm done to the mental stability of millions of people. Often in simple words, scribbled on a piece of paper or in a little

I’ve rounded this one up to four stars as had I not just read a whole collection of Wilfred Owen this is what I would have rated it. This is a collection of poems from WW1. Heartbreaking and grim they are very moving. I found a few other poems that I liked but the book heavily features poems of Wilf

I rate it so high because it defines the common spirit of humanity to,
even when experiencing the most dire hardships,
express itself in the creation of beauty.

Cada uno de los poemas me ha conmovido por completo. Me han puesto los pelos de punta, las lagrimas en los ojos y el dolor en el corazón. Con cada uno de ellos he comprendido mucho mejor este triste período de la Historia.
Y a la vez me han inspirado tanta tristeza, por todo lo que describen y por la

Studied at A-Level 14 years ago and still find so moving

3.5 stars

I picked up this little collection of War Poetry when I visited the Imperial War Museum in Manchester last year. I wanted to read it around Remembrance Day, but forgot to bring it to uni with me. I've only just gotten round to reading it, but it was such a lovely and haunting read.

Inside th

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