\"Had he and I but met\nBy some old ancient inn,\nWe should have sat us down to wet\nRight many a nipperkin!\n\n\"But ranged as infantry,\nAnd staring face to face,\nI shot at him as he at me,\nAnd killed him in his place.\n\n\"I shot him dead because \u2014\nBecause he was my foe,\nJust so: my foe of course he was;\nThat's clear enough; although\n\n\"He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,\nOff-hand like \u2014 just as I \u2014\nWas out of work \u2014 had sold his traps \u2014\nNo other reason why.\n\n\"Yes; quaint and curious war is!\nYou shoot a fellow down\nYou'd treat if met where any bar is,\nOr help to half-a-crown.\"\n\n\u2014 1901<\/p>","rendered":"
“Had he and I but met
\nBy some old ancient inn,
\nWe should have sat us down to wet
\nRight many a nipperkin!<\/p>\n
“But ranged as infantry,
\nAnd staring face to face,
\nI shot at him as he at me,
\nAnd killed him in his place.<\/p>\n
“I shot him dead because \u2014
\nBecause he was my foe,
\nJust so: my foe of course he was;
\nThat’s clear enough; although<\/p>\n
“He thought he’d ‘list, perhaps,
\nOff-hand like \u2014 just as I \u2014
\nWas out of work \u2014 had sold his traps \u2014
\nNo other reason why.<\/p>\n
“Yes; quaint and curious war is!
\nYou shoot a fellow down
\nYou’d treat if met where any bar is,
\nOr help to half-a-crown.”<\/p>\n
\u2014 1901<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t