War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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Page 46
... thought of the morrow . We thought , as we hollowed his narrow bed , And smoothed down his lonely pillow , That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head , And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit ...
... thought of the morrow . We thought , as we hollowed his narrow bed , And smoothed down his lonely pillow , That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head , And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit ...
Page 176
... thought of her I lov'd . And when the dreadful conflict ceas'd , And when the troops retir'd to rest , One image all my senses seiz'd , And took its quarters in my breast . Not e'en my dying comrades mov'd ; I only thought of her I lov ...
... thought of her I lov'd . And when the dreadful conflict ceas'd , And when the troops retir'd to rest , One image all my senses seiz'd , And took its quarters in my breast . Not e'en my dying comrades mov'd ; I only thought of her I lov ...
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... thought upon my Nancy ; I thought upon the witching smile That caught my youthful fancy . THE SOLDIER'S RETURN At length I reached the bonnie glen The Soldier's Return.
... thought upon my Nancy ; I thought upon the witching smile That caught my youthful fancy . THE SOLDIER'S RETURN At length I reached the bonnie glen The Soldier's Return.
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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