Now tell us all about the war, And what they kill'd each other for.

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Now tell us all about the war, And what they kill'd each other for.

Robert Southey

1805

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Southey, Robert. "The Battle of Blenheim." Metrical Tales and Other Poems. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805, I. 29.

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