Owen

Famous quotes containing the word owen:

“He sat in a wheeled chair, waiting for dark,
And shivered in his ghastly suit of grey,
Legless, sewn short at elbow.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

“A few, a few, too few for drums and yells,
May creep back, silent, to village wells
Up half-known roads.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

“Soldiers may grow a soul when turned to fronds,
But here the thing’s best left at home with friends.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)