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AN old man bending I come among new faces	A
Years looking backward resuming in answer to children	B
Come tell us old man as from young men and maidens that love me	C
Years hence of these scenes of these furious passions these	D
chances	A
Of unsurpass'd heroes was one side so brave the other was equally	C
brave	E
Now be witness again paint the mightiest armies of earth	F
Of those armies so rapid so wondrous what saw you to tell us	G
What stays with you latest and deepest of curious panics	H
Of hard fought engagements or sieges tremendous what deepest	I
remains	J
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O maidens and young men I love and that love me	C
What you ask of my days those the strangest and sudden your talking	K
recalls	L
Soldier alert I arrive after a long march cover'd with sweat and	M
dust	I
In the nick of time I come plunge in the fight loudly shout in the	N
rush of successful charge	O
Enter the captur'd works yet lo like a swift running river they	P
fade	Q
Pass and are gone they fade I dwell not on soldiers' perils or	R
soldiers' joys	S
Both I remember well many the hardships few the joys yet I was	T
content	U
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But in silence in dreams' projections	V
While the world of gain and appearance and mirth goes on	W
So soon what is over forgotten and waves wash the imprints off the	N
sand	X
In nature's reverie sad with hinged knees returning I enter the	N
doors while for you up there	Y
Whoever you are follow me without noise and be of strong heart	Z
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Bearing the bandages water and sponge	A2
Straight and swift to my wounded I go	B2
Where they lie on the ground after the battle brought in	C2
Where their priceless blood reddens the grass the ground	D2
Or to the rows of the hospital tent or under the roof'd hospital	E2
To the long rows of cots up and down each side I return	F2
To each and all one after another I draw near not one do I miss	G2
An attendant follows holding a tray he carries a refuse pail	H2
Soon to be fill'd with clotted rags and blood emptied and fill'd	I2
again	J2
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I onward go I stop	K2
With hinged knees and steady hand to dress wounds	L2
I am firm with each the pangs are sharp yet unavoidable	E2
One turns to me his appealing eyes poor boy I never knew you	M2
Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you if that	N2
would save you	M2
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On on I go open doors of time open hospital doors	O2
The crush'd head I dress poor crazed hand tear not the bandage	P2
away	P
The neck of the cavalry man with the bullet through and through I	Q2
examine	C2
Hard the breathing rattles quite glazed already the eye yet life	R2
struggles hard	S2
Come sweet death be persuaded O beautiful death	T2
In mercy come quickly	C
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From the stump of the arm the amputated hand	X
I undo the clotted lint remove the slough wash off the matter and	M
blood	U2
Back on his pillow the soldier bends with curv'd neck and side	V2
falling head	W2
His eyes are closed his face is pale he dares not look on the	N
bloody stump	X2
And has not yet look'd on it	Y2
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I dress a wound in the side deep deep	Z2
But a day or two more for see the frame all wasted already and	M
sinking	K
And the yellow blue countenance see	C
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I dress the perforated shoulder the foot with the bullet wound	D2
Cleanse the one with a gnawing and putrid gangrene so sickening so	B2
offensive	A3
While the attendant stands behind aside me holding the tray and	M
pail	H2
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I am faithful I do not give out	B3
The fractur'd thigh the knee the wound in the abdomen	B
These and more I dress with impassive hand yet deep in my breast a	N
fire a burning flame	C3
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Thus in silence in dreams' projections	V
Returning resuming I thread my way through the hospitals	D3
The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand	X
I sit by the restless all the dark night some are so young	E3
Some suffer so much I recall the experience sweet and sad	F3
Many a soldier's loving arms about this neck have cross'd and	M
rested	U2
Many a soldier's kiss dwells on these bearded lips	G3

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