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A. P. Herbert
1890-1971 / Ashtead, Surrey
Too Soon
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Go slow, good planner. Do not shout too soon.
The soldiers perish, and the Hitlers live.
But you teach all of us a single tune:
'What shall I get?'—and not 'What can I give?'
January 14, 1945
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