Quote#Courage
Toll for the brave —
Quote byWilliam Cowper · 1731–1800
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "On the Loss of the Royal George", st. 1 (wr. 1782; pub. 1791).
English (original)
Toll for the brave — The brave! that are no more; All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore!
— William Cowper
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