If We Must Die
What is the meaning of lines 7-8?
In vain; then even the monsters we defy
Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!
O kinsmen!2 we must meet the common foe!
In vain; then even the monsters we defy
Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!
O kinsmen!2 we must meet the common foe!
In context, Mckay is alluding to the fact that bravery and tenacity will result in the respect of the enemy.... that the soldiers, referred to as kinsman or family, must band together against their shared enemy.
If We Must Die