English Nurses with Americans in France, item 32
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SHE
When you come back-
Ah, 'twill be such returning
As only lips like mine can sanctify!
Then will my arms, that ache with endess yearning
Find sweet surreal from the regret of learning
To give you up, if such there be, to die
Should you come back
... from ... ... of fighting
... is ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... heart that ...
Your soul has met the test without affrighting?
What is there, dear one, after that is doubt!
"Oh but you must come back to me beloved!
Wounded or no, you must come back"
HE
When I come back,
Beneath my helmet muddy,
There'll be a smile, stored through the strife
for you.
There'll be a kiss tender + warm -aye
ruddy
With hint of Gallic skies, for my real buddy
(That's soldier talk, + soldier talk rings
true)
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SHE
When you come back-
Ah, 'twill be such returning
As only lips like mine can sanctify!
Then will my arms, that ache with endess yearning
Find sweet surreal from the regret of learning
To give you up, if such there be, to die
Should you come back
... from ... ... of fighting
... is ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... heart that ...
Your soul has met the test without affrighting?
What is there, dear one, after that is doubt!
"Oh but you must come back to me beloved!
Wounded or no, you must come back"
HE
When I come back,
Beneath my helmet muddy,
-
SHE
When you come back-
Ah, 'twill be such returning
As only lips like mine can sanctify!
Then will my arms, that ache with endess yearning
Find sweet surreal from the regret of learning
To give you up, if such there be, to die
Should you come back
... from ... ... of fighting
... is ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... heart that ...
Your soul has met the test without affrighting?
What is there, dear one, after that is doubt!
"Oh but you must come back to me beloved!
Wounded or no, you must come back"
-
SHE
When you come back-
Ah, 'twill be such returning
As only lips like mine can sanctify!
Then will my arms, that ache with endess yearning
Find sweet surreal from the regret of learning
To give you up, if such there be, to die
Should you come back
... from ... ... of fighting
... is ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... heart that ...
Your soul has met the test without affrighting?
What is there, dear one, after that is doubt!
-
SHE
When you come back-
Ah, 'twill be such returning
As only lips like mine can sanctify!
Then will my arms, that ache with endess yearning
Find sweet s
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Bourges
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Story location Bourges
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- 4028 / 48297
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- John Rex Coller
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