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| The Man He Killed Thomas Hardy 1902 |
| "Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat us down to wet Right many a nipperkin!* "But ranged as infantry, And staring face to face, I shot at him and he at me, And killed him in his place. "I shot him dead because � Because he was my foe, Just so � my foe of course he was; That's clear enough; although "He thought he'd 'list* perhaps, Off-hand like � just as I � Was out of work � had sold his traps* � No other reason why. "Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down You'd treat if met where any bar is, Or help to half-a-crown."* |
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