object:1.whitman - Adieu To A Solider
author class:Walt Whitman
subject class:Poetry
book class:Whitman - Poems
class:chapter
ADIEU, O soldier!
You of the rude campaigning, (which we shared,)
The rapid march, the life of the camp,
The hot contention of opposing frontsthe long maneuver,
Red battles with their slaughter,the stimulusthe strong, terrific
game,
Spell of all brave and manly heartsthe trains of Time through you,
and like of you, all fill'd,
With war, and war's expression.
Adieu, dear comrade!
Your mission is fulfill'dbut I, more warlike,
Myself, and this contentious soul of mine,
Still on our own campaigning bound,
Through untried roads, with ambushes, opponents lined,
Through many a sharp defeat and many a crisisoften baffled,
Here marching, ever marching on, a war fight outaye here,
To fiercer, weightier battles give expression.
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