War Songs and Songs and Ballads of Martial LifeJohn Macleay W. Scott Limited, 1900 - 226 pages |
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... Wounded men for mercy praying With their parting breath ! See - they're in disorder ! — Comrades , keep close order ! Ever they Shall rue the day They ventur'd o'er the border . Now the Saxon flees before us ; Victory's banner floateth ...
... Wounded men for mercy praying With their parting breath ! See - they're in disorder ! — Comrades , keep close order ! Ever they Shall rue the day They ventur'd o'er the border . Now the Saxon flees before us ; Victory's banner floateth ...
Page 169
... wounds , While , wide through all our Highland hills , his warlike name resounds , His native land of liberty shall nurse his glorious wounds , While , wide through all our Highland hills , his warlike name resounds . ' MRS GRANT OF ...
... wounds , While , wide through all our Highland hills , his warlike name resounds , His native land of liberty shall nurse his glorious wounds , While , wide through all our Highland hills , his warlike name resounds . ' MRS GRANT OF ...
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... wounds , His country or his love to save , When Britain's silver trumpet sounds . Now fear is roused by war's alarms , And threatening foes each hour arise : I scorn young Harry's vocal charms , And Master Jemmy I despise ; I love my ...
... wounds , His country or his love to save , When Britain's silver trumpet sounds . Now fear is roused by war's alarms , And threatening foes each hour arise : I scorn young Harry's vocal charms , And Master Jemmy I despise ; I love my ...
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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