O dear my loves, O faithless, once again / This one last gift I give: that after men / Shall know, and later lovers, far-removed, / Praise you, “All these were lovely”; say, “He loved.” —“The Great Lover ,” ll. 73–76. Rupert
Rupert Brooke 1887–1915, English poet. At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Royal Naval Division, served at Antwerp, and was in the Dardanelles expedition when he died of blood poisoning at the island of Skíros. Handsome and athletic, Brooke was also charming, intellectual, and witty, and was universally sought in society. His early fame and tragic death have made him an almost legendary figure.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia (See Also: Biographical notes by Louis Untermeyer and Margaret Lavington ). Pronunciation: br from The American Heritage®
WORK
Collected Poems . 1916.
These 82 ecstatic poems form the heritage and chronicle of a handsome British youth who died in the Great War.
Brooke, Rupert, 8412 to 8439
Entries from the Columbia World of Quotations.
ANTHOLOGIZED VERSE
Dust (MBP); Great Lover (MBP); Soldier (MBP)
k from 