Cut off from the land that bore us, Betrayed by the land we find, Where the brightest have gone before us, And the dullest are most behind - Stand, stand to your glasses, steady! ' T is all we have left to prize: One cup to the dead already - Hurrah for the next that dies! Bartholomew Dowling
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This quote is a tribute to all soldiers who have fought and died for their country. It also alludes to the disastrous conditions that many soldiers go through in wartime. The term “grief” is used to describe the pain of losing a loved one, and it is then followed by “peril” which is also a reference to danger and fighting.

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