<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=409029" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Lessons of the War</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">To Alan Mitchell</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Vixi duellis nuper idoneus<br>Et militavi non sine gloria</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I. Naming of Parts</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday <br>We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning, <br>We shall have what to do after firing. But today, <br>Today we have naming of parts. Japonica <br>Glistens like coral in all of the neighbouring gardens, <br>And today we have naming of parts.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This is the lower sling swivel. And this <br>Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see, <br>When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel, <br>Which in your case you have not got. The branches <br>Hold in the gardens their silent, eloquent gestures, <br>Which in our case we have not got.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This is the safety-catch, which is always released <br>With an easy flick of the thumb. And please do not let me <br>See anyone using his finger. You can do it quite easy <br>If you have any strength in your thumb. The blossoms <br>Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see <br>Any of them using their finger.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this <br>Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it <br>Rapidly backwards and forwards; we call this <br>Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards <br>The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers: <br>They call it easing the Spring.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They call it easing the Spring. It is perfectly easy <br>If you have any strength in your thumb; like the bolt, <br>And the breech, and the cocking piece, and the point of balance, <br>Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom <br>Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards, <br>For today we have naming of parts.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Henry+Reed">Henry Reed</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=409029" data-title="Lessons of the War de Henry Reed" data-description="To Alan Mitchell Vixi duellis nuper idoneus Et militavi non sine gloria I. Naming of Parts Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning, We shall have what to do after firing. But today, Today we have ..."></div> </div> </div>

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