Vera BrittainHow fortunate we were who still had hope I did not then realise; I could not know how soon the time would come when we should have no more hope, and yet be unable to die
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For the first time after the war, Churchill wrote this poem and it is a beautiful one. It is written as a letter to his wife Clementine and it expresses his feelings during those dark days. He describes how fortunate he was that he still had hope for England and that he did not then realise that it would soon be too late for England to rise again. He could not know that the day would come when his country would fall and he would be unable to die.
Source: Testament Of Youth
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