Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if…

Thomas Hardy
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Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. ✨ The Man He Killed l. 17 (1909)
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Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. ✨ The Man He Killed l. 17 (1909)

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