See also Exaggeration; Heroes; Soldiers; War.

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EUROPEAN WAR—POEMS

Gifts of the Dead

Ye who in Sorrow's tents abide,

Mourning your dead with hidden tears,

Bethink ye what a wealth of pride

They've won you for the coming years.

Grievous the pain; but, in the day

When all the cost is counted o'er,