WORKS BY AMBROSE BIERCE "A Son of the Gods" First published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 29, 1888. what would we not give to be in his place - with his soul! The sunshine rests upon his shoulder-straps, lovingly, like a visible benediction. The breeze catches the plume in his hat and flutters it smartly. Gods! He does not draw his sabre; his right hand hangs easily at his side. A Son of the Gods by Ambrose Bierce. The sunshine rests upon his shoulder-straps, lovingly, like a visible benediction. A Son of the Gods.
An open country to right and left and forward; behind, a wood. Straight on he rides. Included in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (1891). A breezy day and a sunny landscape. In the edge of this wood, facing the open but not venturing into it, long lines of troops, halted. A Study in the Present Tense. He does not draw his sabre; his right hand hangs easily at his side. Straight on he rides. An open country to right and left and forward; behind, a wood.
In the edge of this wood, facing the open but not venturing into it, long lines of troops, halted. Gods! A breezy day and a sunny landscape. what would we not give to be in his place—with his soul! The breeze catches the plume in his hat and flutters it smartly. A Study in the Present Tense.