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The verse was used by the family of Margaret, the Dowager Viscountess De L'Isle – the grandmother of royal confidante Tiggy Legge-Bourke – for her funeral in February 2002. [1] The Queen read the poem in the printed order of service, and was reportedly touched by its sentiments and "slightly upbeat tone".
A common reading at funerals and remembrance ceremonies, the poem was introduced to many in the United Kingdom when it was read by the father of a soldier killed by a bomb in Northern Ireland. The soldier's father read the poem on BBC radio in 1995 in remembrance of his son, who had left the poem among his personal effects in an envelope ...
35 grandmother quotes from celebrities, poets and authors that showcase just how special it is to be a grandma.
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Longfellow wrote the poem shortly after completing lectures on German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and was heavily inspired by him. He was also inspired to write it by a heartfelt conversation he had with friend and fellow professor at Harvard University Cornelius Conway Felton; the two had spent an evening "talking of matters, which lie near one's soul:–and how to bear one's self ...
Ed Sheeran got a lot off his chest while at the premiere for his Disney+ documentary, Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, including that he missed his grandmother's funeral in Ireland due to his ...
Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play The Ascent of F6. Auden substantially rewrote the poem several years later as a cabaret song for the singer Hedli Anderson .
So, as we continue to reflect on the impact of trailblazers like Frederick Douglass and Annie Lee Cooper, we’re highlighting 75 of the best Black History Month quotes.