Soldiers really are an extraordinary race of men, as tough … - Robert Graves

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Soldiers really are an extraordinary race of men, as tough as shield-leather, as superstitious as Egyptians and as sentimental as Sabine grandmothers.

Robert Graves

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Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a prolific English poet, scholar and novelist. He is most famous for his autobiographical work Goodbye to All That, and works on classical themes and mythology, such as I, Claudius, The Greek Myths and The White Goddess. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves.

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Birth Name: Robert von Ranke Graves

Native Name: Robert Ranke Graves

Alternative Names: Robert von Ranke-Graves • Robert Von Ranke-Graves

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