Laurence Binyon
Robert Laurence Binyon, CH (10 August 1869 – 10 March 1943) was an English poet, dramatist and art scholar. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.
Read more about Laurence Binyon: Pre-War Life, For The Fallen, Post-war Life, Daughters
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“With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea,”
—Laurence Binyon (1869–1943)
“Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,
Whah de branch’ll go a-singin’ as it pass.”
—Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)
“Two children, all alone and no one by,
Holding their tattered frocks, thro’an airy maze
Of motion lightly threaded with nimble feet
Dance sedately; face to face they gaze,
Their eyes shining, grave with a perfect pleasure.”
—Laurence Binyon (1869–1943)