Religion
Bless God, he went as soldiers
Religion
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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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Bless God, he went as soldiers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/406/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Bless God, he went as soldiers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/406/.
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