But we of the rich plain of sweet airs and pure, Oh! Death would take so much from us, how should we not fear? - Ivor Gurney

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But we of the rich plain of sweet airs and pure,
Oh! Death would take so much from us, how should we not fear?

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About Ivor Gurney

Ivor Bertie Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English poet and composer.

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Alternative Names: Ivor Bertie Gurney
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If only this fear would leave me I could dream of Crickley Hill
And a hundred thousand thoughts of home would visit my heart in sleep;
But here the peace is shattered all day by the devil's will,
And the guns bark night-long to spoil the velvet silence deep.
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