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Laurence Binyon ‘For The Fallen’
Tthe war poem ‘For the Fallen’. This poem was written by poet Laurence Binyon (1869 – 1943). He studied at Trinity College, Oxford where he won the Newdigate poetry prze.
His poem ‘For The Fallen’ was based on his early experiences during World War I, and his fourth stanza is often used on war memorials.
The quote is as follows:
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them. Binyon (1869 – 1943)
Tthe war poem ‘For the Fallen’. This poem was written by poet Laurence Binyon (1869 – 1943). He studied at Trinity College, Oxford where he won the Newdigate poetry prze.
His poem ‘For The Fallen’ was based on his early experiences during World War I, and his fourth stanza is often used on war memorials.
The quote is as follows:
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them. Binyon (1869 – 1943)