“ battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. ”
Walt Whitman, Song of Myself (1855). copy citation
| Author | Walt Whitman |
|---|---|
| Source | Song of Myself |
| Topic | spirit winning fighting |
| Date | 1855 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | in "Leaves of Grass" |
| Note | |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Leaves_of_Grass/Book_III |
Context
“=== 18 === With music strong I come, with my cornets and my drums, I play not marches for accepted victors only, I play marches for conquer'd and slain persons. Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. I beat and pound for the dead, I blow through my embouchures my loudest and gayest for them. Vivas to those who have fail'd! And to those whose war-vessels sank in the sea! And to those themselves who sank in the sea!”
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