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We saw them, but we did not need to ask where lay the Front;
Their clothes were neat and rolls aback, well made;
They marched with faces wrinkled, not by smiles or many frowns,
Betokening men determined, unafraid.
Once more we saw them, needing not to ask where lay the Front;
Their clothes were soiled, and packs in careless roll;
They, greeting, made their way along with faces tired yet bright,
Betokening men who fought with heart and soul.
We need not hear the cannon’s boom to know where action lies,