Oh were he and I together
Title
Oh were he and I together
Creator
A.E. Housman
Date
1917
Text
Oh were he and I together
Shipmates on the fleeted main,
Sailing through the summer weather
To the spoil of France or Spain.
Oh were he and I together,
Locking hands and taking leave,
Low upon the trampled heather
In the battle lost at eve.
Now are he and I asunder
And asunder to remain;
Kingdoms are for others' plunder,
And content for other slain.
Shipmates on the fleeted main,
Sailing through the summer weather
To the spoil of France or Spain.
Oh were he and I together,
Locking hands and taking leave,
Low upon the trampled heather
In the battle lost at eve.
Now are he and I asunder
And asunder to remain;
Kingdoms are for others' plunder,
And content for other slain.
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Citation
A.E. Housman, “Oh were he and I together,” Victorian Queer Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, https://victorianqueerarchive.omeka.net/items/show/31.