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The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. — Wilfred Owen

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The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

Wilfred Owen
Dulce et Decorum Est · 1918
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A Latin phrase, originally from Horace's Odes, meaning "it is sweet and fitting to die for the homeland."

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Topic
Dying for one's countrySelf-sacrificePatriotismWar
Medium
Poem
Time
1918
Person
Wilfred Owen
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Current citation
Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen. Random House UK, 2018.
Original citation
Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

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