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 Comment 1 of 1, 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 one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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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: Jul 21 2008, 6:49PM Viewed 3791 times. Added on November 16th, 2005 at 9:12 AM.

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