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Wilfred Owen was an English poet renowned for his works during World War I. His poetry vividly depicted the cruelty and suffering of soldiers, becoming a classic in war literature.

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Famous Wilfred Owen Quotes

“I tried to peg out soldierly,--no use! One dies of war like any old disease.”

War Use Dies Disease Peg

Book:The Collected poems of Wilfred Owen

Source: The Collected poems of Wilfred Owen

“Sweet and fitting it is to die for the fatherland.”

Dies Sweet Fitting Fatherland

Author:Wilfred Owen

“For by my glee might many men have laughed, And of my weeping may something have been left, Which must die now.”

Men May Has Beens Might Dies Left Laughed Weeping Glee

Author:Wilfred Owen

“My friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory. The old lie: It is sweet and fitting that you should die for your country.”

Should Children Country Lying Dies Sweet Glory My Friends Desperate Fitting Ardent Zest

Author:Wilfred Owen

“What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns.”

War Dies Gun Passing Passings Bells Monstrous Cattle Stuttering

Author:Wilfred Owen

“The marvel is that we did not all die of cold. As a matter of fact, only one of my party actually froze to death before he could be got back, but I am not able to tell how many have ended up in hospital. We were marooned in a frozen desert. There was not a sign of life on the horizon and a thousand signs of death.”

War Matter Facts Able Dies Party Cold Thousand Desert Hospitals Horizon Frozen Matter Of Fact Great War Signs Of Life

Author:Wilfred Owen

About the Author

Born: March 18, 1893
Died: November 4, 1918
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 76

Books & Sources

Delphi Complete Works of Wilfred Owen (Illustrated)Related source material

The Collected poems of Wilfred OwenRelated source material

The War PoemsRelated source material

The Poems of Wilfred OwenRelated source material

Collected lettersRelated source material

Selected LettersRelated source material

Wilfred Owen: The Complete Poems and FragmentsRelated source material

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