War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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... CHARGE AT WATERLOO . ON came the whirlwind - like the last But fiercest sweep of tempest blast ; On came the whirlwind - steel - gleams broke Like lightning ... CHARGE AT WATERLOO Forth harbinger'd by fierce acclaim The Charge at Waterloo.
... CHARGE AT WATERLOO . ON came the whirlwind - like the last But fiercest sweep of tempest blast ; On came the whirlwind - steel - gleams broke Like lightning ... CHARGE AT WATERLOO Forth harbinger'd by fierce acclaim The Charge at Waterloo.
Page 60
... CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE . HALF a league , half a league , Half a league onward , All in the valley of death Rode the six hundred . ' Charge ! ' was the captain's cry ; Their's not to reason why , Their's not to make reply , Their's ...
... CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE . HALF a league , half a league , Half a league onward , All in the valley of death Rode the six hundred . ' Charge ! ' was the captain's cry ; Their's not to reason why , Their's not to make reply , Their's ...
Page 77
... charge ! a charge ! ' -an ocean burst Upon a stormy strand . Ha ha ! how thickly on our casques Their pop - guns rattle shot ; Spur on , my lads , we'll give it them As sharply as we've got . Now for it now , bend to the word- Their ...
... charge ! a charge ! ' -an ocean burst Upon a stormy strand . Ha ha ! how thickly on our casques Their pop - guns rattle shot ; Spur on , my lads , we'll give it them As sharply as we've got . Now for it now , bend to the word- Their ...
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War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial Life (Classic Reprint) John Macleay No preview available - 2017 |
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