The Battle of Abu Klea (William Topaz McGonagall Poems)
Ye sons of Mars, come join with me, And sing in praise of Sir Herbert Stewart's little army, That made ...
Ye sons of Mars, come join with me, And sing in praise of Sir Herbert Stewart's little army, That made ...
Ye sons of Great Britain, come join with me, And sing in praise of Sir Garnet Wolseley; Sound drums and ...
'Twas in the year 1762 that France and Spain Resolved, allied together, to crush Britain; But the British Army sailed ...
Oh, thou demon Drink, thou fell destroyer; Thou curse of society, and its greatest annoyer. What hast thou done to ...
Twas at the camp of Rorke's Drift, and at tea-time, And busily engaged in culinary operations was a private of ...
Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay! With your numerous arches and pillars in so grand array And your central ...
Twas in the year of 1842 and on the 27th of May That six Companies of the 91st Regiment with ...
Success to the good and skilful Dr Murison, For golden opinions he has won From his patients one and all, ...
Beautiful Balmoral Castle, Most handsome to be seen, Highland home of the Empress of India, Great Britain's Queen. Your woods ...
Oh, Bonnie Dundee! I will sing in thy praise A few but true simple lays, Regarding some of your beauties ...
Greenland's icy mountains are fascinating and grand, And wondrously created by the Almighty's command; And the works of the Almighty ...
Beautiful Loch Leven, near by Kinross For a good day's fishing the angler is seldom at a loss, For the ...
It was on the 21st of March in the year of 1801, The British were at their posts every man; ...
'Twas on the 18th of August in the year of 1798, That Nelson saw with inexpressible delight The City of ...
'Twas near the Begum Kothie the battle began, Where innocent blood as plentiful as water ran; The Begum Kothie was ...
Beautiful Den o' Fowlis, most charming to be seen In the summer season, when your trees are green; Especially in ...
'Twas after the great Majuba fight: And the next morning, at daylight, Captain Macbean's men were ordered to headquarters camp, ...
I'm a rattling boy from Dublin town, I courted a girl called Biddy Brown, Her eyes they were as black ...
A sad tale of the sea, I will unfold, About Mrs Lingard, that Heroine bold; Who struggled hard in the ...
Welcome, thrice welcome, to the city of Dundee, The great African explorer Henry M Stanley, Who went out to Africa ...
The mountains and glens of Aberfoyle are beautiful to sight, Likewise the rivers and lakes are sparkling and bright; And ...
Bonnie Kilmany, in the County of Fife, Is a healthy spot to reside in to lengthen one's life. The scenery ...
In an immense wood in the south of Kent, There lived a band of robbers which caused the people discontent; ...
Beautiful Loch Ness, The truth to express, Your landscapes are lovely and gay, Along each side of your waters, to ...
'Twas on the heights of Alma the battle began. But the Russians turned and fled every man; Because Sir Colin ...
'Twas in the year 1815, and on the 18th day of June, That British cannon, against the French army, loudly ...
Ancient Castle of the Mains, With your romantic scenery and surrounding plains, Which seem most beautiful to the eye, And ...
I dreamt a dream the other night That an Angel appeared to me, clothed in white. Oh! it was a ...
Beautiful Hill o' Balgay, With your green frees and flowers fair, 'Tis health for the old and young For to ...
'Twas on the 22nd of March, in the year 1885, That the Arabs rushed like a mountain torrent in full ...
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