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Murmuring comforts commonplace Long enough pause
But over all that made Champagne so fair, He saw the grandeur of the field of strife, Exulting in the cause that placed him there, He felt a calm, mid all the carnage rife, And faced the battle with a spirit rare, “For death may be more wonderful than life.” THE NURSE in London Punch Reproduced by special permission of the Proprietors of “Punch” H ERE in the long white ward I stand, Pausing a little breathless space, Touching a restless fevered hand, Murmuring comforts commonplace— Long enough pause to feel the cold Fingers of fear about my heart; Just for a moment, uncontrolled, All the pent tears of pity start.
— from Great Poems of the World War by William Dunseath Eaton

Mons Come come let em practise
Mons. Come, come, let 'em practise: turn out, turn out, uncle.
— from William Wycherley [Four Plays] by William Wycherley


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