'But it is not enough . . .'
But it is not enough to look upon a rolling main,
Forget, or half-forget, and look again,
And so for ever.
And it is not enough for me to view a fair campaign,
Forget, or half-forget, and view again,
And so for ever.
And it is not enough to gaze upon a nebule-streak,
Forget, or half-forget, and gaze again,
And so for ever.
And it is not enough to pore upon a woman's cheek,
Forget, or half-forget, and pore again,
And so for ever.
But more I do not; neither hope to do. My life is vain.
And I must languish till these memories wane,
And sleep for ever.
| Title |
'But it is not enough . . .'
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| Author |
Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)
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| Copyright |
The Estate of Wilfred Owen. The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983. Preliminaries, introductory, editorial matter, manuscripts and fragments omitted.
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But it is not enough
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Citation
“'But it is not enough . . .',” by Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918). The Estate of Wilfred Owen. The Complete Poems and Fragments of Wilfred Owen edited by Jon Stallworthy first published by Chatto & Windus, 1983. Preliminaries, introductory, editorial matter, manuscripts and fragments omitted. via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/10521.
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