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For Cambridge people rarely smile,
Being urban, squat, and packed with guile.
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And in that Heaven of all their wish, there shall be no more land, say fish
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One may not doubt that, somehow, good
Shall come of water and of mud;
And sure, the reverent eye must see
A purpose in liquidity.
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"And when we die,
All's over that is ours; and life burns on
Through other lovers, other lips," said I
—"Heart of my heart, our heaven is now, is won!"
"We are earth's best, that learnt her lesson here,
Life is our cry. We have kept the faith!" we said.
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Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead!
There's none of these so lonely and poor of old,
But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
These laid the world away; poured out the red
Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be
Of work and joy.
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But somewhere, beyond Space and Time, is wetter water, slimier slime! And there (they trust) there swimmeth one who swam ere rivers were begun, immense of fishy form and mind, squamous omnipotent, and kind.
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Now, God be thanked Who has matched us with His hour,
And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping,
With hand made sure, clear eye, and sharpened power,
To turn, as swimmers into cleanness leaping.
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Fish say, they have their stream and pond;
But is there anything beyond?
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I know what things are good: friendship and work and conversation. These I shall have.
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In your arms was still delight,
Quiet as a street at night;
And thoughts of you, I do remember,
Were green leaves in a darkened chamber,
Were dark clouds in a moonless sky.
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And then you suddenly cried, and turned away.
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Rupert Brooke
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Born:
August 3, 1887
Died:
April 23, 1915
(aged 27)
Bio:
Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B.
Known for:
The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke (1915)
1914 & Other Poems (1915)
Letters From America
The Old Vicarage, Grantchester
Friends and apostles
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