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I were unkind unless that I did shed Before I part some tears upon our Dead: And when my eyes be dry I will not cease I heart to pray their bones may rest in peace: Their better parts, (good souls) I know were given, With an intent they should return to heaven: Their lives they spent to the last drop of blood. Seeking God's glory and their Country's good. And as a valiant Soldier rather dies. Than yields his courage to his enemies, G