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{{Poem|author=Siegfried Sassoon|date=1917}} | {{Poem|author=[[w:Siegfried Sassoon{{!}}]]|date=1917}} | ||
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The Bishop tells us: “When the boys come back{{refn|Having returned as an invalid in 1917 from the European front, Sassoon had a change of heart about the war and began to express his concerns publicly and with his poetry.}} | The Bishop tells us: “When the boys come back{{refn|Having returned as an invalid in 1917 from the European front, Sassoon had a change of heart about the war and began to express his concerns publicly and with his poetry.}} | ||
They will not be the same; for | They will not be the same; for they’ll have fought | ||
In a just cause: they lead the last attack | In a just cause: they lead the last attack | ||
On Anti-Christ; their comrades’ blood has bought | On Anti-Christ; their comrades’ blood has bought | ||