Walter ScottFight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds!
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The saying, “Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds!” was written by the poet William Alexander Gordon during the reign of King George II. He used this poem as a form of propaganda to encourage his fellow soldiers to fight harder in the American Revolution. The poem is filled with allusions to the unknown and what lies beyond death. It is really impossible to know what happens after we die, so why not work hard every day and live life to the fullest?
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