Greece, 1940
The Poets & The War XLII
By I.F.B.
The War Illustrated, Volume 4, No. 71, Page 10, January 10, 1941.
Greece, undismayed, in ages gone.
Saved, the world's soul at Marathon.
A darkness greater than before
Seeks to eclipse the world once more:
So Greece, in fearless, swift disdain,
Strikes for the soul of man again.
– Daily Telegraph
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