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The soldier sipped his wine. "Ah, yes, but it's the Press that leads the way!" THE SOLDIER SIPPED HIS WINE AH YES BUT IT'S THE PRESS THAT LEADS THE WAY
hear some people talk, That lads go West with sobs and curses, And sullen faces white as chalk, Hankering for wreaths and tombs and hearses. But they've been taught the way to do it Like Christian soldiers; not with haste And shuddering groans; but passing through it With due regard for decent taste. EDITORIAL IMPRESSIONS He seemed so certain "all was going well," As he discussed the glorious time he'd had While visiting the trenches. "One can tell You've gathered big impressions!" grinned the lad Who'd been severely wounded in the back In some wiped-out impossible Attack. "Impressions? Yes, most vivid! I am writing A little book called _Europe on the Rack_, Based on notes made while witnessing the fighting. I hope I've caught the feeling of 'the Line,' And the amazing spirit of the troops. By Jove, those flying-chaps of ours are fine! I watched one daring beggar looping loops, Soaring and diving like some bird of prey. And through it all I felt that splendour shine Which makes us win.  SECTION THIRTY ONE OF THE WAR POEMS OF SIGH BY SIGUN READ FOR LIBERVOX DONORG BY MARK HISSONG EDITORIAL IMPRESSIONS HE SEEMED SO CERTAIN ALL WAS GOING WELL AS HE DISCUSSED THE GLORIOUS TIME HE'D HAD WHILE VISITING THE TRENCHES ONE CAN TELL YOU'VE GATHERED BIG IMPRESSIONS GRINNED THE LAD WHO'D BEEN SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE BACK IN SOME WIPED OUT IMPOSSIBLE ATTACK IMPRESSIONS YES MOST VIVID I AM WRITING A LITTLE BOOK CALLED EUROPE ON THE RACK PASED ON NOTES MADE WHILE WITNESSING THE FIGHTING I HOPE I'VE CAUGHT THE FEELING OF THE LINE AND THE AMAZING SPIRIT OF THE TROOPS BY JOVE THOSE FLYING CHAPS OF OURS ARE FINE I WATCHED ONE DARING BEGGAR LOOPING LOOPS SOARING AND DIVING LIKE SOME BIRD OF PREY AND THROUGH IT ALL I FELT THAT SPLENDOR SHINE WHICH MAKES US WIN
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