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Borodino Poems - Poems about Borodino


The Self-Crowned Emperor of the French
...In seventeen sixty nine a child was born in Corsica, Genoa's former vassal state. Prior to his birth, his land had been war-torn, Paoli's resistance did his birth predate. At school, his geomet......

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Categories: borodino, hero, history, military,
Form: Rhyme
Napoleon's Victories
...At Austerlitz I two nations vanquished; making me historically distinguished. At Marengo I had Austria subdued; then I was to honour undoubtedly glued. At the Pyramids, Mamluks kissed the sands; ......

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Categories: borodino, hero, history, military,
Form: Rhyme



Borodino Part 2 By Mikhail Lermontov
...And when the sky turned light and rosy All started fussy fast and noisy, Line by the line had shown. Our colonel’s born as dashing fellow, Tsar’s servant; dad for soldiers. Bellow spread after w......

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Categories: borodino, anger, courage, fire, military,
Form: Heroic Couplet
Borodino Part 1 By Mikhail Lermontov
...Guv, tell me, not without the reason our Moscow in the fired treason was burnt and left for French. Oh, there were fights I see their splendours so awesome and we have the embers, No wonder Rus......

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Categories: borodino, anger, conflict, memory, murder,
Form: Heroic Couplet

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