Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Russia: Vol. XX. 1876–79. | | | | Borodino | | Borodino | | Anonymous |
| | | ONE foot in the stirrup, one hand on the mane, | |
| One toss of white plumes on the air; | |
| Then firm in the saddle, and loosened the rein; | |
| And the sword-blade gleams bare! | |
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| A white face stares up from the dark frozen ground; | 5 |
| The prowler will shadow it soon: | |
| The dead and the dying lie writhen around, | |
| Cold and bright shines the moon! | |
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| There ’s laurels and gold for the living and proud: | |
| But the ice-wreath of Fame for the slain; | 10 |
| Only Love turns away from the revelling crowd | |
| To her own on the plain! | | | | |
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