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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ARMY, by ABU ZAID First Line: O wielder of the lance Last Line: An army in your eyes? | |||
O wielder of the lance, Be satisfied: refrain! Has not your shining glance Inflicted ample pain? Although but one you are, Do you not realise You carry into war An army in your eyes? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KILLED IN ACTION by ISAAC ROSENBERG TO A YOUNG BEAUTY by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS ROBERT BRUCE'S ADDRESS TO HIS ARMY BEFORE BANNOCKBURN by ROBERT BURNS THE COMMON LOT by JAMES MONTGOMERY A FAREWELL by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE BIRKS OF ABERFELDIE by ROBERT BURNS |
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