God and the soldier All men adore
In time of trouble, And no more;
For when war is over, And all things righted,
God is neglected, ¬The old soldier slighted.
(Said to have been found on an old stone sentry-box at Gibraltar.
Sometimes the lines are adapted to read "God and the doctor.")
In time of trouble, And no more;
For when war is over, And all things righted,
God is neglected, ¬The old soldier slighted.
(Said to have been found on an old stone sentry-box at Gibraltar.
Sometimes the lines are adapted to read "God and the doctor.")
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