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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OCTOBER CORN, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER
First Line: Rusty soldiers
Last Line: You have won the battle.
Subject(s): Soldiers; War
First Line: Rusty soldiers
Last Line: You have won the battle.
Subject(s): Soldiers; War
Rusty soldiers,
Still drilling in broken ranks,
With your bent bayonets,
Your yellow flapping arms,
You cannot make me believe
You have won the battle.
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