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When first under fire an' you're wishful to duck

Quote byRudyard Kipling · 1865–1936

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Barrack-Room Ballads (1892, 1896), Young British Soldier, Stanza 9..

English (original)

When first under fire an' you're wishful to duck, Don't look nor take 'eed at the man that is struck, Be thankful you're livin', and trust to your luck And march to your front like a soldier. Front, front, front like a soldier...

— Rudyard Kipling

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