The collected works of Ambrose Bierce

Bierce, Ambrose (1842-1914?)

VOLUME I ASHES OF THE BEACON THE LAND BEYOND THE BLOW FOR THE AHKOOND JOHN SMITH, LIBERATOR BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY

VOLUME IV SHAPES OF CLAY

VOLUME V BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER

VOLUME VII THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY

Corporal, n.

[Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell]

Critic, n.

Cross, n.

VOLUME VI

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Corporal, n.

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A man who occupies the lowest rung of the military ladder.

[Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell]

Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell,
Our corporal heroically fell!
Fame from her height looked down upon the brawl
And said: “He hadn't very far to fall.”

Giacomo Smith.

University of Virginia Library

Corporal, n.

[Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell]