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Born in August 3, 1887 / Died in April 23, 1915 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Rupert Brooke

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Choriambics -- I

... . . Dearest, why should I mourn, whimper, and whine, I that have yet to live ...

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Kindliness

... Being wise, Break cleanly off, and get away ...

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The Voice

... " By God! I wish - I wish that you were dead! ...

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A Memory (From A Sonnet- Sequence)

... and for gain Of that poor moment's kindliness, and ease, ...

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The One Before The Last

... Than men, to eke the praise of new loves, ...

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Jealousy

... A scrap that life's flung by, and love's forgotten, - ...

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Peace

...   Oh! we who have known shame, we have found release there, ...

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Paralysis

... And you Flower-laden come to the clean white cell, ...

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The Night Journey

... the gloom Is hung with steam's far-blowing livid streamers ...

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It's Not Going To Happen Again

... Like a star I was hurled through the sweet of the world, ...

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Song

... Lit pride in us, and died in us, ...

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The War Sonnets: III The Dead

... Blow, bugles, blow! They brought us, for our dearth, ...

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Doubts

... And, sits there nothing ware and wise ...

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Dining-Room Tea

...   Proud in their careless transience moved &emsp ...

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Choriambics -- II

... White and wonderful yet, white in your youth, stretched upon foreign earth, ...