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That is for ever England.{{refn|Brooke died of dysentery on a ship bound for Callipoli shortly after enlisting in the Royal Navy. He is buried on the Greek island of Skyros.}} There shall be | That is for ever England.{{refn|Brooke died of dysentery on a ship bound for Callipoli shortly after enlisting in the Royal Navy. He is buried on the Greek island of Skyros ({{harvnb|Abrams|1986|p=1892}}).}} There shall be | ||
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Poetry Index » By: Rupert Brooke (1915)
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Notes and Commentary
- ↑ Brooke died of dysentery on a ship bound for Callipoli shortly after enlisting in the Royal Navy. He is buried on the Greek island of Skyros (Abrams 1986, p. 1892).
Work Cited
- Abrams, M. H., ed. (1986). The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 2 (Fifth ed.). New York: W. W. Norton.