- "Equality of Sacrifice"
A: "I was a Have.
B: "I was a 'Have-not.'"
(Together): "What hast thou given which I gave not?"
- A Servant
We were together since the war began.
He was my servant -- and the better man.
- A Son
My son was killed while laughing at some jest, I would I knew
What it was, and it might serve me in a time when jests are few.
- An Only Son
I have slain none except my mother, She
(Blessing her slayer) died of grief for me.
- Ex-clerk
Pity not! The army gave
Freedom to a timid slave:
In which freedom did he find
Strength of body, will, and mind:
By which strength he came to prove
Mirth, companionship, and love:
For which love to death he went:
In which death he lies content.
- The Wonder
Body and spirit I surrendered whole
To harsh instructors -- and received a soul ....
If mortal man could change me through and through
From all I was -- what may the God not do?
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