"EVERYONE suddenly burst out singing; And I was……" — Siegfried Sassoon
"EVERYONE suddenly burst out singing; And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom, Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dark-green fields; on—on—and out of sight. Everyone’s voice was suddenly lifted; And beauty came like the setting sun: My heart was shaken with tears; and horror Drifted away ... O, but Everyone Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done."
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Siegfried Sassoon
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23 Quotes by Siegfried Sassoon
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The song was wordless; The singing will never be done.
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Man, it seemed, had been created to jab the life out of Germans.
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