War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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Page 23
... field , A handful of soldiers make hundreds to yield : The cowards collect but to raise our renown , For as soon as ... fields for their graves . Our country's applause our triumphs will crown , Whilst with their French brothers the ...
... field , A handful of soldiers make hundreds to yield : The cowards collect but to raise our renown , For as soon as ... fields for their graves . Our country's applause our triumphs will crown , Whilst with their French brothers the ...
Page 25
... they Shall rue the day They ventur'd o'er the border . Now the Saxon flees before us ; Victory's banner floateth o'er us ! Raise the loud , exulting chorus ' Britain wins the field ! ' 25 WAR AND BATTLE THE GOING OF THE BATTERY . [
... they Shall rue the day They ventur'd o'er the border . Now the Saxon flees before us ; Victory's banner floateth o'er us ! Raise the loud , exulting chorus ' Britain wins the field ! ' 25 WAR AND BATTLE THE GOING OF THE BATTERY . [
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... field ; He has sworn to support him , or die by his side , For a Cameron never can yield . I hear the pibroch sounding , sounding , Deep o'er the mountain and glen ; 103 While light - springing footsteps are trampling the heath , ' Tis ...
... field ; He has sworn to support him , or die by his side , For a Cameron never can yield . I hear the pibroch sounding , sounding , Deep o'er the mountain and glen ; 103 While light - springing footsteps are trampling the heath , ' Tis ...
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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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absent-minded beggar arms army battle BATTLE OF AGINCOURT BATTLE OF BLENHEIM BATTLE OF VITTORIA blood bold bowld sojer boy brave Lord Willoughby Britannia British Grenadiers bugle Cannon charge cheer Colours Corporal Casey cried croppies croppies lie dear death DIBDIN DONALD MACDONALD DRAGOON drum beats England English fame fear fierce fife fife and drum fight fire fought FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE fray freedom French gallant glory guard hae nane Hark heart heroes Highland bonnets Highland laddie honour horse Hurroo Huzzah INTRODUCTORY NOTE king lads land look MEN OF HARLECH merry nane but Highland ne'er never noble o'er PIBROCH PIBROCH OF DONUIL pride RELIEF OF LUCKNOW roll row de dow row row rub a dub SCOTS WHA HAE shout sing soldier soldier songs songs sound sword tears thee thine thou thunder trumpet victory Vittoria wave wounded