Quote by Rupert Brooke, The Soldier

If I should die, think only this of me:That there's some corner of a foreign fieldThat is for ever England. There shall beIn that rich earth a richer dust concealed;A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,A body of England's, breathing English air,Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.And think, this heart, all evil shed away,A pulse in the eternal mind, no lessGives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

If I should die, think only this of me:That there's some cor

Summary

The quote expresses the sentiment that even in death, the speaker wishes to be associated with and remembered as a part of England. They describe a corner of a foreign field that forever remains England, a place where their physical body may rest but their true essence as an English person lives on. The quote speaks to the connection that the speaker feels to their home country, as well as the belief that their thoughts, experiences, and memories will continue to exist and resonate with England, exemplified through her sights, sounds, dreams, laughter, and gentleness. It is a poetic reflection on patriotism and a longing for eternal connection to one's homeland.

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By Rupert Brooke, The Soldier

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