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[ After Oath of the Horatii (1785) by Jacques-Louis David ] Proud of his sons the father Clutches their swords Reaches out to them To be brave and Prove themselves In combat. These are the ideals Of manhood: be Steadfast, resolute, Face the enemy in a A show of valour. Behind the men The women cower With the children And see in this rush To battle then, as now, Nothing but a waste Of human life. |
