مقدمة في الادب الانجليزي Introduction to English Litrature

[protagonist]

The Man He Killed

Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn
We should have sat down to wet
Right many a nipperkin


but ranged as infantry
And staring face to face
I shot at him as he at me
And killed him in his place


I shot him dead because
Because he was my foe
Just so : my foe of course he was
tha's clear enough , although


He thought he'd list , perhaps
Off-hand-like---- just a I
Was out of work - --- had sold his traps
No other reason why


yes ; quaint and curious was is
you shoot a fellow down
you'd treat , if met where any bas is
Or help to half - a - crown





Thomas Hardy ( 1840 - 1928 ) ok