... an honourable race. They have challenged Death and dared him face to face.' 'We're none of us the same!' the boys reply. For George lost both his legs; and Bill's stone blind; Poor Jim's shot through the lungs and like to die; And Bert's gone syphilitic; you'll not find A chap who served there hasn't found some change.' And the Bishop said 'The ways of God ... — With British Guns in Italy - A Tribute to Italian Achievement • Hugh Dalton
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