How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country… - William Collins

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How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
By all their country’s wishes blest!

William Collins

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William Collins (December 25, 1721 – June 12, 1759) was an English lyric poet, seen as one of the most influential precursors of Romanticism.

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By fairy hands their knell is rung,
By forms unseen their dirge is sung.

Each lonely scene shall thee restore;
For thee the tear be duly shed;
Beloved till life can charm no more,
And mourn'd till Pity’s self be dead.

In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.

How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country’s wishes blest! - William Collins

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