Lines in Praise of Tommy Atkins (William Topaz McGonagall Poems)
Success to Tommy Atkins, he's a very brave man, And to deny it there's few people can; And to face ...
Success to Tommy Atkins, he's a very brave man, And to deny it there's few people can; And to face ...
A sad tale of the sea, I will unfold, About Mrs Lingard, that Heroine bold; Who struggled hard in the ...
Near by the silent waters of the Mediterranean, And at the door of an old hut stood a coloured man, ...
'Twas on a sunny morning in the month of May, I met a pretty damsel on the banks o' the ...
'Twas in the United States of America some years ago An aged father sat at his fireside with his heart ...
Richard Pigott, the forger, was a very bad man, And to gainsay it there's nobody can, Because for fifty years ...
A pathetic tale of the sea I will unfold, Enough to make one's blood run cold; Concerning four fishermen cast ...
King Shuac, the Giant of Mizra, war did declare Against Ulva, King of Shina, telling him to prepare And be ...
King Robert the Bruce's deadly enemy, John of Lorn, Joined the English with eight hundred Highlanders one morn, All strong, ...
'Twas in the village of Ruily there lived a bonnie lass With red, pouting lips which few lasses could surpass, ...
All hail to the Rev. George Gilfillan of Dundee, He is the greatest preacher I did ever hear or see. ...
'Twas on a Monday morning, and in the year of 1884, That a fire broke out in Bailie Bradford's store, ...
Ye sons of Mars, come list to me, And I will relate to ye A great and heroic naval fight, ...
'Twas about the beginning of the past century Billy Bowls was pressed into the British Navy, And conveyed on board ...
Annie Marshall was a foundling, and lived in Downderry, And was trained up by a coast-guardsman, kind-hearted and merry And ...
A pathetic tragedy I will relate, Concerning poor Fred. Marsden's fate, Who suffocated himself by the fumes of gas, On ...
'Twas about the beginning of the present century, Bill Bowls was pressed, and sent to sea; And conveyed on board ...
Alas! Lord and Lady Dalhousie are dead, and buried at last, Which causes many people to feel a little downcast; ...
Bonnie Kilmany, in the County of Fife, Is a healthy spot to reside in to lengthen one's life. The scenery ...
Alas! noble Prince Leopold, he is dead! Who often has his lustre shed: Especially by singing for the benefit of ...
Ancient Castle of Broughty Ferry With walls as strong as Londonderry; Near by the sea-shore, Where oft is heard and ...
Alas! our noble and generous Queen Victoria is dead, And I hope her soul to Heaven has fled, To sing ...
'Twas in the year of 1897, and on the night of Christmas day, That ten persons' lives were taken sway, ...
Oh, thou demon Drink, thou fell destroyer; Thou curse of society, and its greatest annoyer. What hast thou done to ...
Alas! now o'er the civilised world there hangs a gloom For brave General Gordon, that was killed in Khartoum, He ...
'Twas in the year of 1898, and on the 8th of June, A mother and six children met with a ...
Near the village of Udorf, on the banks of the Rhine, There lived a miller and his family, once on ...
Beautiful Hill o' Balgay, With your green frees and flowers fair, 'Tis health for the old and young For to ...
Jack Honest was only eight years of age when his father died, And by the death of his father, Mrs ...
Alas! Now o'er Britannia there hangs a gloom, Because over 400 British Tars have met with a watery tomb; Who ...
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