War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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... head , Darts , with his cloven fiery tongues , incessant , quick and red . Death everywhere , Death in all sounds , and , through its smoke of breath , Victory beckons at the end of long dark lanes of death . Another charge , another ...
... head , Darts , with his cloven fiery tongues , incessant , quick and red . Death everywhere , Death in all sounds , and , through its smoke of breath , Victory beckons at the end of long dark lanes of death . Another charge , another ...
Page 139
... head Where the cause of strife's a doxy : They're fools who go , And , ' gainst the foe , In glory's wars Gain honour's scars : I'm wise , and fight by proxy . C. DIBDIN . WHEN I WAS AN INFANT . WHEN I was an infant gossips would say ...
... head Where the cause of strife's a doxy : They're fools who go , And , ' gainst the foe , In glory's wars Gain honour's scars : I'm wise , and fight by proxy . C. DIBDIN . WHEN I WAS AN INFANT . WHEN I was an infant gossips would say ...
Page 148
... heads at Assaye , And we led those Mahrattas a dance , For Maxwell charged at the head of our men , And scared them just a few ; Each trooper did the work of ten- The Nineteenth pulled him through ! We'll always , etc. Well , I've ...
... heads at Assaye , And we led those Mahrattas a dance , For Maxwell charged at the head of our men , And scared them just a few ; Each trooper did the work of ten- The Nineteenth pulled him through ! We'll always , etc. Well , I've ...
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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