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Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have set us down to wet
Right
many a nipperkin!
But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as 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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