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NIMROD IN SEPTEMBER by SIEGFRIED SASSOON

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First Line: WHEN HALF THE DROWSY WORLD'S A-BED
Last Line: HUGE CLAMOUR IN THE SULTRY BRAKES.
Subject(s): SOLDIERS' WRITINGS;
WHEN half the drowsy world's a-bed
And misty morning rises red,
With jollity of horn and lusty cheer,
Young Nimrod urges on his dwindling rout;
Along the yellowing coverts we can hear
His horse's hoofs thud hither and about:
In mulberry coat he rides and makes
Huge clamour in the sultry brakes.




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