Dulce Et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen

Nov 08, 2013, 03:09 PM

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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is from Horace Odes III.ii - It means 'It is sweet and meet to die for one's country'

Initially Drafted at Craiglockheart and in October 1917 and revised at Scarborough/Ripon between January and March 1918 #WilfredOwen #Poetry #WarPoetry #Remembrance #Poppy #Futility #War #FirstWorldWar #DulceEtDecorumEst

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