<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">Shakespeare, 1916</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line"><span class="smallcaps">Now</span> when the sinking Sun reeketh with blood,</p><p class="line">And the gore-gushing vapors rent by him</p><p class="line">Rend him and bury him: now the World is dim</p><p class="line">As when great thunders gather for the flood,</p><p class="line">And in the darkness men die where they stood,</p><p class="line">And dying slay, or scatter'd limb from limb</p><p class="line">Cease in a flash where mad-eyed cherubim</p><p class="line">Of Death destroy them in the night and mud:</p><p class="line">When landmarks vanish -- murder is become</p><p class="line">A glory -- cowardice, conscience -- and to lie,</p><p class="line">A law -- to govern, but to serve a time: --</p><p class="line">We dying, lifting bloodied eyes and dumb,</p><p class="line">Behold the silver star serene on high,</p><p class="line">That is thy spirit there, O Master Mind sublime.</p></div><p class="byline">-- Ronald Ross.</p></body></html> · Great War