The Man he killed
by Thomas Hardy
"Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
By some old ancient inn,
We should have sat us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
"But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him and he at me,
And killed him in his place.
And staring face to face,
I shot at him and he at me,
And killed him in his place.
"I shot him dead because –
Because he was my foe,
Just so – my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although
Because he was my foe,
Just so – my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although
"He thought he'd 'list perhaps,
Off-hand like – just as I –
Was out of work – had sold his traps –
No other reason why.
Off-hand like – just as I –
Was out of work – had sold his traps –
No other reason why.
"Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown."
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat if met where any bar is,
Or help to half-a-crown."
Video MLA Citation
The Man He Killed. Dir. SDMagicMan. Youtube: The Man He Killed. 23 Mar. 2008. 01 May 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY_HzHWAz04.
MLA Citation for Poem
MLA Citation for Poem
Roberts, Edgar V., and Darlene Stock. Stotler. "The Man He Killed." Literature an Introduction to Reading and Writing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson / Prentice Hall, 2008. 471. Print.
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