A soldier had fallen! 'Tis well that we weep!
O soft be his pillow, and peaceful his sleep!
Far, far from his home, and the friends he loved most,
He fell in the conflict, and died at his post.
When brave ones were summoned their country to save,
He hasted war's perils to share with the brave,
And proudly he stood in the van of the host,
And, like his Great Captain, he died at his post.
No more shall earth's conflicts disturb his repose,
He has gone where the weary are free from life's woes;
There covered with glory, on Eden's bright coast,
'Twill be sweet to remember he died at his post.
Farewell youthful soldier! we ne'er will forget,
The life thou has offered, the death thou has met!
Of thee may our nation in history boast;
And tell the whole world, thou didst die at thy post.
A soldier has fallen; but long shall remain
The star-spangled flag which he died to sustain;
For, sooner than let our loved country be lost,
A nation of freemen will die at their post!
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"He Died at His Post" was composed during the American Civil War (1861-1865), although it makes no specific allusion to that conflict and can be related to any war. It is one of many variations on the ageless theme: "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country." Indeed, all patriotic poetry before World War I embraced this idea. I don't think that even pacifists, however, would object to its central thesis: The least we owe those who died for our country is the tribute of remembrance. I hope this helps with your homework.
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can you tell me when this poem" He died at his post" was composed? I'd like to know exactly about this. And can you please explain this poem for me? because I need those information to finish my assignment about this poem. can you please? thank you very much.
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This is so true then and now. During WWII, the Nazi hordes raided into Poland, gathered up 20,000+ Polish military officers, scholars, and anyone with a high school education and up. Then took them into the forests to murder. Mass graves give a reality check into the thinking of these crazed men. Now, the Taliban have gathered up the religious zealots and are pitting them against us in our attempts to help people who have suffered over 300,000 dead in just 20 years by the hand of a madman. We are facing war in its new form. The war of madmen bent on destruction of anything that does not bring them wealth and power. They will use aircraft as weapons, humans as bombs, and children as future cannon fodder. How safe we are thanks to our soldiers who guard our shores from their madness.
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I don't care for boasting or war, but this was beautifully written... it's a shame about the subject matter.
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