English II: "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke

In this sonnet, written during the early months of World War I, Rupert Brooke presents a patriotic speaker who is willing to die for his country, England.
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  1. corner
    a place off to the side of an area
    If I should die, think only this of me:
    That there’s some corner of a foreign field
    That is for ever England.
  2. foreign
    relating to another place or part of the world
    If I should die, think only this of me:
    That there’s some corner of a foreign field
    That is for ever England.
  3. concealed
    not accessible to view
    There shall be
    In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
    A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
    Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
    A body of England’s, breathing English air,
    Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
  4. roam
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
    There shall be
    In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
    A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
    Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam;
    A body of England’s, breathing English air,
    Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
  5. evil
    morally bad or wrong
    And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
    A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
    Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
    Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
  6. shed
    get rid of
    And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
    A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
    Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
    Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
  7. pulse
    the rate at which the heart beats
    And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
    A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
    Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
    Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
  8. eternal
    continuing forever or indefinitely
    And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
    A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
    Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
    Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
  9. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
    And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
    A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
    Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
    Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
  10. gentleness
    the quality of being mild and even-tempered
    And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
    A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
    Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
    Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
Created on Thu Apr 16 16:22:49 EDT 2026 (updated Fri Jun 05 15:47:04 EDT 2026)

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