Swift blazing flag of the regiment, Eagle with crest of red… - Stephen Crane

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Swift blazing flag of the regiment, Eagle with crest of red and gold, These men were born to drill and die. Point for them the virtue of slaughter, Make plain to them the excellence of killing And a field where a thousand corpses lie.

Stephen Crane

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Stephen Crane (1 November 1871 – 5 June 1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist.

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Pen Names: Johnston Smith

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These men were born to drill and die.
Point for them the virtue of the slaughter,
Make plain to them the excellence of killing
And a field where a thousand corpses lie.

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