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title: "1 Silence Deep Quotes By John McCrae"
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> [“Bid them be patient, and some day, anon, They shall feel earth enwrapt in silence deep; Shall greet, in wonderment, the quiet dawn, And in content may turn them to their sleep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/bid-them-be-patient-and-some-day-anon-they-shall-feel-earth-enwrapt/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

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## More by John McCrae

> [“Men pass my grave, and say, "'Twere well to sleep, Like such an one, amid the uncaring dead!" How should they know the vigils…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/men-pass-my-grave-and-say-twere-well-to-sleep-like-such-an-one-amid/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [“That day of battle in the dusty heat We lay and heard the bullets swish and sing Like scythes amid the over-ripened wheat, And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/that-day-of-battle-in-the-dusty-heat-we-lay-and-heard-the-bullets/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/in-flanders-fields-the-poppies-blow-between-the-crosses-row-on-row/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [In Flanders fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky, The larks, still bravely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/in-flanders-fields-the-poppies-blow-between-the-crosses-row-on-row-2/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [In Flanders fields the poppies blow,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/in-flanders-fields-the-poppies-blow/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [“Bid them be patient, and some day, anon, They shall feel earth enwrapt in silence deep; Shall greet, in wonderment, the quiet dawn, And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/bid-them-be-patient-and-some-day-anon-they-shall-feel-earth-enwrapt/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/we-lived-felt-dawn-saw-sunset-glow-loved-and-were-loved-and-now-we/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from falling hands we throw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/take-up-our-quarrel-with-the-foe-to-you-from-falling-hands-we-throw/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [“Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/take-up-our-quarrel-with-the-foe-to-you-from-failing-hands-we-throw/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [We shall not sleep, though poppies grow: In Flanders fields.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/we-shall-not-sleep-though-poppies-grow-in-flanders-fields/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/the-larks-still-bravely-singing-fly-scarce-heard-amid-the-guns-below/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

> [Like restless birds, the breath of coming rain Creeps, lilac-laden, up the village street](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccrae/like-restless-birds-the-breath-of-coming-rain-creeps-lilac-laden-up/)

[John McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccrae/)

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