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John Maxwell Edmonds
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John Maxwell Edmonds (21 January 1875 – 18 March 1958) was an English classicist, poet and dramatist and the author of several celebrated martial epitaphs.
Quotes
Went the day well? We died and never knew;But well or ill, England, we died for you.
"On Some who died early in the Day of Battle", in The Times (6 February 1918)
Variants: "Freedom" for "England"
See also: Went the Day Well? (1942)
When you go home, tell them of us, and say‘For your to-morrows these gave their to-day.’
"For a British Graveyard in France", in The Times Literary Supplement (4 July 1918)
Variants: "For your to-morrow we gave our to-day"
See also: Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
External links
Category:Poets from England