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25 Feb 00 - 09:22 PM (#185057) Subject: Civil war poem? From: MMario moved from another thread for exposure:
Subject: RE: Site for Poetry&Songs of the USCivil War Hi all, I was looking for a civil war poem which I thought was called something like "If we had met before" and is about a soldier who wonders what if he had met his enemy somewhere other than on the battlefield. I think it contains the line "I fired at him as he at me, and shot him in his place". Does anyone recognise it? |
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25 Feb 00 - 09:35 PM (#185062) Subject: RE: Help: Civil war poem? From: Greg F. Think what you're looking for is by Thomas Hardy: CLICK HERE Best, Greg |
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26 Feb 00 - 01:28 PM (#185308) Subject: RE: Help: Civil war poem? From: GUEST,Llewellyn Thanks Greg and MMario |
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26 Feb 00 - 11:36 PM (#185586) Subject: RE: Help: Civil war poem? From: Susan A-R Has anyone set this one to music? If not, it'd do well with some of that West Gallery-ish stuff that Harcy liked rather a lot. Susan A-R |
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16 Feb 06 - 05:18 AM (#1669967) Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAN HE KILLED (Thomas Hardy) From: GUEST,Jules :-) The Man He Killed "Had he and I but met By some old ancient inn, We should have sat 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." -- Thomas Hardy. |
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16 Feb 06 - 09:40 PM (#1670576) Subject: RE: Help: Civil war poem? From: GUEST,Lighter It's not a Civil War song, but was written by the English poet Thomas Hardy about 1901 during the (Anglo-)Boer War. |