The Gothic King's Reign

From Danube's source to Italia's shore,
His rule extended, and much more.
With Prudence, Justice, and a hand of might,
He shaped the West, and set the balance right.

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War poet whose visceral, anti-war verse exposed the horrors of trench warfare; killed one week before Armistice.

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