War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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Page 114
... honour and renown , Who would not die to save thee ? ' Tis you , ' tis I , that meets the ball ; And me it better pleases In battle with the brave to fall , Than die of cold diseases ; Than drivel on in elbow - chair With saws and tales ...
... honour and renown , Who would not die to save thee ? ' Tis you , ' tis I , that meets the ball ; And me it better pleases In battle with the brave to fall , Than die of cold diseases ; Than drivel on in elbow - chair With saws and tales ...
Page 190
John Macleay. 190 BACK AGAIN Dick well in honour's footsteps trod , Braved war and its alarms ; Now Death beneath the ... honours well become the brave , Who sound their last retreat . All must obey Fate's awful nod , Whom life this ...
John Macleay. 190 BACK AGAIN Dick well in honour's footsteps trod , Braved war and its alarms ; Now Death beneath the ... honours well become the brave , Who sound their last retreat . All must obey Fate's awful nod , Whom life this ...
Page 193
... Honoured be , etc. Yet their fame their fall endears- Widows , orphans , hush your fears ; England's hand shall dry those tears Which obscure her victory . Honoured be , etc. Rest , poor mourners , safely rest On your grateful country's ...
... Honoured be , etc. Yet their fame their fall endears- Widows , orphans , hush your fears ; England's hand shall dry those tears Which obscure her victory . Honoured be , etc. Rest , poor mourners , safely rest On your grateful country's ...
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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