Here dead we lie 
Because we did not choose 
To live and shame the land 
From which we sprung. 

Life, to be sure, 
Is nothing much to lose, 
But young men think it is, 
And we were young. 

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Poet: A.E. Housman
Poem: Here Dead We Lie

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