War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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Page 53
... rolling smoke ; The war was waked anew . Three hundred cannon - mouths roar'd loud , And from their throats , with flash and cloud ... roll'd along , 54 THE CHARGE AT WATERLOO Forth harbinger'd by fierce acclaim The Charge at Waterloo.
... rolling smoke ; The war was waked anew . Three hundred cannon - mouths roar'd loud , And from their throats , with flash and cloud ... roll'd along , 54 THE CHARGE AT WATERLOO Forth harbinger'd by fierce acclaim The Charge at Waterloo.
Page 105
... Roll went the drum , and the fife played sweetly ; Here , Master Sergeant , ' said I from the crowd , 105 ' Is a lad who will answer your purpose completely . ' My father was a corporal , and well he knew his trade , Of women , wine ...
... Roll went the drum , and the fife played sweetly ; Here , Master Sergeant , ' said I from the crowd , 105 ' Is a lad who will answer your purpose completely . ' My father was a corporal , and well he knew his trade , Of women , wine ...
Page 108
... roll of his drums , With his row de dow , etc. He cares not a marvedi how the world goes , His king finds him quarters , and money , and clothes ; He laughs at all sorrow , whenever it comes , And rattles away with the roll of his drums ...
... roll of his drums , With his row de dow , etc. He cares not a marvedi how the world goes , His king finds him quarters , and money , and clothes ; He laughs at all sorrow , whenever it comes , And rattles away with the roll of his drums ...
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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