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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SOLDIER, by JOHN SUCKLING Poet's Biography
First Line: I am a man of war and might
Last Line: Yet love me.
Subject(s): Soldiers
First Line: I am a man of war and might
Last Line: Yet love me.
Subject(s): Soldiers
I am a man of war and might,
And know thus much, that I can fight,
Whether I am in the wrong or right,
Devoutly.
No woman under heaven I fear,
New oaths I can exactly swear,
And forty healths my brain will bear
Most stoutly.
I cannot speak, but I can do
As much as any of our crew,
And, if you doubt it, some of you
May prove me.
I dare be bold thus much to say,
If that my bullets do but play,
You would be hurt so night and day,
Yet love me.
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