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90115: 'But It Is Not Enough . . .'

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<p dir="ltr">But it is not enough to look upon a rolling main,<br> Forget, or half-forget, and look again,<br> And so for ever.</p><p>And it is not enough for me to view a fair campaign,<br> Forget, or half-forget, and view again,<br> And so for ever.</p><p>And it is not enough to gaze upon a nebule-streak,<br> Forget, or half-forget, and gaze again,<br> And so for ever.</p><p>And it is not enough to pore upon a woman's cheek,<br> Forget, or half-forget, and pore again,<br> And so for ever.</p><p>But more I do not; neither hope to do. My life is vain.<br> And I must languish till these memories wane,<br> And sleep for ever.</p>

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Creator

Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)

Date

Apr-13

Source

(#4, CPF vol. 1, p. 64, vol. 2, p. 21) ELG (OEF/ELG)

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