Read full poem →Amidst the smoky tumult of this field
Whereon, enlisted once, in arms we stand,
Nor know, nor e’en remotely can divine
Dictionary Entry
To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
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men enlistedman enlisted. enlistedpersonnel enlisted
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Poetry examples for “enlisted”
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Read full poem →Amidst the smoky tumult of this field
Whereon, enlisted once, in arms we stand,
Nor know, nor e’en remotely can divine
Read full poem →[42] Edward Purdon was educated at Trinity College, Dublin; but having
wasted his patrimony, he enlisted as a foot soldier. Growing tired of
the army, he obtained his discharge, and became a scribbler in the
Read full poem →As he perceived this fact it occurred to him that he had
never wished to come to the war. He had not enlisted of his free
will. He had been dragged by the merciless government. And