Item 01: Henry Weston Pryce diary, May 1916-ca. 1918 - Page 126
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[Page 126]
Sept 30th Menin Road, Zonnebeke road. Saw two Welshmen near Hooge playing Chess under shell fire. Suggests a tableau:
White & black! Black & white
Move & move the game goes on tis lots of fun
Humble pawn and noble knight
Mixing till the game is won
To and fro
The issues swing
First a pawn and then a king
Oft the end may seem in sight
But the game is never done
Bishop, Rook Pawn & Knight!
Black & White! White & Black
Move & move the game goes on
Move them out & move them back
Every move is lost & won
While the watchers stand to grin
White as Death, Black as Sin
Lie the men - Tis lots of fun
There's a box to put them in
When the game is lost & won.
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