Second Battle of Ypres/battle of Gravenstafel 22-23 April 1915

Famous quotes containing the words battle, ypres and/or april:

    “The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.”
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    “A good wif was ther ofbiside bathe,
    But she was somde, deef, and that was scathe.
    Of clooth makyng the hadde swich an haunt,
    She passed hem of Ypres and of Gaunt.”
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    the sweet small clumsy feet of April came

    into the ragged meadow of my soul.”
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