tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114296535991192117.post9025396377911288629..comments2024-02-05T16:39:59.310+08:00Comments on The Tao That Can Be Named...: POEM: "These Defended"Rob Schacknehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472139702551957034noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114296535991192117.post-32665945834277024562014-06-28T23:54:45.466+08:002014-06-28T23:54:45.466+08:00Those of you who spent a literate childhood may re...Those of you who spent a literate childhood may recall that during World War I Housman wrote "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries", written about the terrible First Battle of Ypres (1914). While my poem owes little more to it than the title, you might wish to read his poem again.<br /><br />http://www.poemtree.com/poems/EpitaphOnAnArmy.htmRob Schacknehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472139702551957034noreply@blogger.com