| Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Little Book of Modern Verse. 1917. |
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| 124. Comrades |
| | | By Richard Hovey |
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| COMRADES, pour the wine to-night | |
| For the parting is with dawn! | |
| Oh, the clink of cups together, | |
| With the daylight coming on! | |
| Greet the morn | 5 |
| With a double horn, | |
| When strong men drink together! | |
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| Comrades, gird your swords to-night, | |
| For the battle is with dawn! | |
| Oh, the clash of shields together, | 10 |
| With the triumph coming on! | |
| Greet the foe, | |
| And lay him low, | |
| When strong men fight together! | |
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| Comrades, watch the tides to-night, | 15 |
| For the sailing is with dawn! | |
| Oh, to face the spray together, | |
| With the tempest coming on! | |
| Greet the sea | |
| With a shout of glee, | 20 |
| When strong men roam together! | |
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| Comrades, give a cheer to-night, | |
| For the dying is with dawn! | |
| Oh, to meet the stars together, | |
| With the silence coming on! | 25 |
| Greet the end | |
| As a friend a friend, | |
| When strong men die together! | |
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