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As bronze may be much beautified by lying in the dark damp soil, so men who fade in dust of warfare fade fairer, and sorrow blooms their soul.

Wilfred Owen

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Wilfred Owen
Age: 25 †
Born: 1893
Born: March 18
Died: 1918
Died: November 4
Poet
Writer
Oswestry
Shropshire
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen
Owen
Dust
Fairer
Sorrow
Blooms
Dark
Bronze
Lying
Damp
May
Fade
Soul
Fades
Much
Warfare
Men
Soil
Beautified

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