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The collection gathers lyric and narrative poems that meditate on war, sacrifice, and memory, moving between vivid battlefield tableaux and quieter scenes of civic and domestic life. Several pieces evoke a major battle with landscape detail and soldierly courage, while others adopt ballad, elegy, and devotional forms to reflect on leadership, loss, and public mourning. Recurring themes include the tension between the desire for peace and the exigencies of duty, the sanctity of sacrifice, and the labor of remembrance. A blend of patriotic, mournful, and contemplative tones also turns toward urban hardship, maritime hauntings, and spiritual consolation.

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Title: Soldiers of the light

Author: Helen Gray Cone

Release date: August 10, 2023 [eBook #71380]

Language: English

Original publication: Boston, MA: Richard G. Badger, 1910

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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SOLDIERS OF THE
LIGHT

BY
HELEN GRAY CONE

BOSTON
RICHARD G. BADGER
THE GORHAM PRESS
1911