ADIEU
(uh-DYOO)
French
word used to express farewell
Common
clues: Goodbye
in Gascony; "Farewell, Francois!"; Nice farewell?; Word
that's bid; French farewell; Parting word; It may be bid; Au
Revoir; Bye word
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
8 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
47440 / 86800
Video:
Adieu
A
father says goodbye to his son. [Source: VA
Kids]
Adieu
to a Soldier
By
Walt Whitman
ADIEU,
O soldier!
You
of the rude campaigning, (which we shared,)
The
rapid march, the life of the camp,
The
hot contention of opposing fronts—the long manoeuver,
Red
battles with their slaughter,—the stimulus—the
strong, terrific game,
Spell
of all brave and manly hearts—the trains of Time through
you, and like of you, all fill’d,
With
war, and war’s expression.
Adieu,
dear comrade!
Your
mission is fulfill’d—but I, more warlike,
Myself,
and this contentious soul of mine,
Still
on our own campaigning bound,
Through
untried roads, with ambushes, opponents lined,
Through
many a sharp defeat and many a crisis—often baffled,
Here
marching, ever marching on, a war fight out—aye here,
To
fiercer, weightier battles give expression.
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