"For a British Graveyard in France", in The Times Literary Supplement (4 July 1918)
• Variants: "For your to-morrow we gave our to-day"
• See also: Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
• Variants: "For your to-morrow we gave our to-day"
• See also: Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
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When you go home, tell them of us, and say
‘For your to-morrows these gave their to-day.’
— John Maxwell Edmonds
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When you go home, tell them of us, and say
‘For your to-morrows these gave their to-day.’" in the context of ""For a British Graveyard in France", in The Times Literary Supplement (4 July 1918)
• Variants: "For your to-morrow we gave our to-day"
• See also: Yesterday's Enemy (1959)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Maxwell Edmonds" (Quotes)
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About John Maxwell Edmonds
John Maxwell Edmonds (21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958) was an English classicist, poet and dramatist and the author of several celebrated martial epitaphs.
About John Maxwell Edmonds
John Maxwell Edmonds (21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958) was an English classicist, poet and dramatist and the author of several celebrated martial epitaphs.
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