Cheer Quote by Siegfried Sassoon

“You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye Who cheer when soldier lads march by, Sneak home and pray you’ll never know The hell where youth and laughter go.” quote by Siegfried Sassoon — Download Open image

“You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye Who cheer when soldier lads march by, Sneak home and pray you’ll never know The hell where youth and laughter go.”

Siegfried Sassoon

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