Bless God, he went as soldiers, - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - Bless God, he went as soldiers,

Bless God, he went as soldiers,
His musket on his breast --
Grant God, he charge the bravest
Of all the martial blest!

Please God, might I behold him
In epauletted white --
I should not fear the foe then --
I should not fear the fight!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 147. Bless God, he went as soldiers, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jul 30 2011 Comment 2 of 2, added on October 23rd, 2011 at 7:09 PM. paraphrase i wanna a paraphrase to this poem revan from Egypt Comment 1 of 2, added on November 16th, 2005 at 9:12 AM. i think that it is a good poem for a family that has a family member in the war or has fought in a war. diana birch from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Bless God, he went as soldiers,, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 147. Bless God, he went as soldiers, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-18 19:25:37 Poem of the Day: Jul 30 2011 Viewed 5045 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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