Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, Drawing no divi… - Siegfried Sassoon

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Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land,
Drawing no dividend from time's to-morrows.
In the great hour of destiny they stand, Each with his feuds, and jealousies, and sorrows.

Siegfried Sassoon

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Siegfried Sassoon (September 8, 1886 – September 1, 1967) was a British poet and writer, best remembered for the poems he wrote as a soldier in World War I. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War.

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Alternative Names: Siegfried Loraine Sassoon • Saul Kain • Pinchbeck Lyre • Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon

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