Wilfred OwenAs bronze may be much beautified by lying in the dark damp soil, so men who fade in dust of warfare fade fairer, and sorrow blooms their soul.
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Those who are killed in battle are like bronze that lies in the dark damp soil. After the battle, the metal is refined and looks more beautiful than it did before. So too, when a person dies, he or she is refined and they look far more beautiful than before. This quote comes from the Aeneid by Virgil.
It is an epic poem about the war between Aeneas and Turnus for the hand of his father's daughter, Lavinia. The main characters are Aeneas, king of Troy; Lavinia, his captive; Turnus, her betrothed; Aeneas' son Ascanius; and Turnus' son Iulus. The story takes place in Italy in real time, a few decades before the Trojan War, during a golden age of Rome.
Source: The Poems Of Wilfred Owen
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