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White are our deeds; black are our battles; our fields are green; and our swords are red.
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The speaker assigns a different color to each part of life: deeds are white, battles black, fields green, and swords red. The line brings moral action, conflict, land, and weapons together in one vivid picture. Its sharp contrasts place ideas of purity and growth beside the darkness and danger of war.
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