“Put away your muskets, lay aside the drum,
Hang it by the wooden sword we made for little Peterkin!”

—  Alfred Noyes

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The Flower of Old Japan and Other Poems (1907), Forest of Wild Thyme
Context: They wouldn't mourn for Peterkin, merry little Peterkin.
Put away your muskets, lay aside the drum,
Hang it by the wooden sword we made for little Peterkin!

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English poet 1880–1958

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