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| Old Mr. Philosopher Comes for Ben and Claire, / An ugly man, a tall man, / With bright-red hair. |
| —“Mr. Philosopher” |
| Robert Graves |
Fairies and Fusiliers
Robert Graves
A versatile and highly prolific writer, Graves considered himself primarily a poet; his poems were characterized by gracefulness and lucidity. Much of Graves’s poetry focuses on his experiences in World War I—as evidenced in the 46 of this collection.
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| TO THE ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS |
| NEW YORK: A.A. KNOPF, 1918 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2000 |