"The field and wood, all bone-fed loam, Set up a roaring harvest-home."
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"Rural Economy", st. 5. Undertones of War (1928) p. 225
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Edmund Charles Blunden
Edmund Charles Blunden (November 1, 1896 β January 20, 1974) was an English poet, author and critic. Although not one of the top trio of English World War I writers, his works exerted important influence.
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