Read full poem →are fought by nations. It is a measuring of the
economic strength of nations. The front line
trench is no stronger than the forces which lie
Dictionary Entry
A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
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Poetry examples for “front line”
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Read full poem →Deep in water I splashed my way
Up the trench to our bogged front line.
Rain had fallen the whole damned night.
Read full poem →And Hughes that's keen on wiring; and Davies ('79),
Who always must be firing at the Boche front line.
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Read full poem →Take the draft off and cut out the lining. Leave the
114, inches on the front line or Line 1 for hems. Allow 3
of an inch for seams on Lines 5 and 3. Cut the arm hole
Read full poem →Sore on the alleys cobbled with their brothers.
The front line withers,
But they are troops who fade, not flowers