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"When you go home tell them of us and say: for your tomorrow we gave our today" inscribed on a war memorial in Westbury-on-Trym. Edmonds is credited with authorship of a famous epitaph in the War Cemetery in Kohima which commemorates the fallen of the Battle of Kohima in April 1944.
Rosemonde Gérard. Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard (April 5, 1866, Paris – July 8, 1953, Paris) was a French poet and playwright. She was the wife of Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, author of Cyrano de Bergerac), and was a granddaughter of Étienne Maurice Gérard, who was a Marshal and a Prime Minister of France.
Apparent temperature, also known as "feels like", [1] [2] is the temperature equivalent perceived by humans, caused by the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. The measure is most commonly applied to the perceived outdoor temperature.
First published as number 208 in the verse collection Hesperides (1648), the poem extols the notion of carpe diem, a philosophy that recognizes the brevity of life and the need to live for and in the moment. The phrase originates in Horace's Ode 1.11.
IT is a beauteous evening, calm and free 1802, August "It is a beauteous evening, calm and free," Miscellaneous Sonnets: 1807 On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic: 1802, August "Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee;" Sonnets dedicated to Liberty; Poems dedicated to National Independence and Liberty. (1845–) 1807 The King of Sweden
While an artist in many genres, Blue Cloud is most known for his writing. He published several books of poetry and his poems appear in numerous anthologies and journals. He won the American Book Award for Back Then Tomorrow in 1981. He was noted for combining Native American mythology with contemporary issues, most especially the character of ...
Winifred Emma May (4 June 1907 – 28 August 1990) was a poet from the United Kingdom, best known for her work under the pen name Patience Strong.Her poems were usually short, simple and imbued with sentimentality, the beauty of nature and inner strength.
Samuel Ullman (April 13, 1840 – March 21, 1924) was an American businessman, poet, humanitarian, and religious leader. He is best known today for his poem "Youth," [1] which was a favorite of General Douglas MacArthur.