An All-Night Sea Fight (William Topaz McGonagall Poems)
Ye sons of Mars, come list to me, And I will relate to ye A great and heroic naval fight, ...
Ye sons of Mars, come list to me, And I will relate to ye A great and heroic naval fight, ...
Mr. Smiggs was a gentleman, And he lived in London town; His wife she was a good kind soul, And ...
'Twas about the beginning of the present century, Bill Bowls was pressed, and sent to sea; And conveyed on board ...
'Twas on a Monday morning, and in the year of 1884, That a fire broke out in Bailie Bradford's store, ...
Edward Teach was a native of Bristol, and sailed from that port On board a privateer, in search of sport, ...
'Twas on a Sunday morning, and in the year of 1888, The steamer "Saxmundham," laden with coal and coke for ...
'Twas in the year of 1878, and. the winter had set in, Lord Roberts and the British Army their march ...
A pathetic tragedy I will relate, Concerning poor Fred. Marsden's fate, Who suffocated himself by the fumes of gas, On ...
As the night was beginning to close in one rough September day In the year of 1838, a steamer passed ...
'Twas after the great Majuba fight: And the next morning, at daylight, Captain Macbean's men were ordered to headquarters camp, ...
Jack Honest was only eight years of age when his father died, And by the death of his father, Mrs ...
'Twas at the disastrous battle of Maiwand, in Afghanistan, Where the Berkshires were massacred to the last man; On the ...
Oh, mighty city of New York, you are wonderful to behold-- Your buildings are magnificent-- the truth be it told-- ...
'Twas in the year of 1897, and on the 22nd of June, Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee in London caused a ...
'Twas on the 26th of August, the sun was burning hot, In the year of 1346, which will never be ...
Twas in the year of 1842 and on the 27th of May That six Companies of the 91st Regiment with ...
Ye sons of Great Britain, I think no shame To write in praise of brave General Graham! Whose name will ...
A sad tale of the sea, I will unfold, About Mrs Lingard, that Heroine bold; Who struggled hard in the ...
'Twas in the year of 1849, and on the 20th of February, Lord Gough met and attacked Shere Sing right ...
Kind Christians, all pay attention to me, And Miss Mouat's sufferings I'll relate to ye; While on board the Columbine, ...
'Twas in the year of 1854, and on the 5th November, Which Britain will no doubt long remember, When the ...
'Twas on the 8th of January 1881, That a terrific gale along the English Channel ran, And spread death and ...
King Shuac, the Giant of Mizra, war did declare Against Ulva, King of Shina, telling him to prepare And be ...
'Twas in the month of March and in the year of 1899, Which will be remembered for a very long ...
'Twas in the year 1815, and on the 18th day of June, That British cannon, against the French army, loudly ...
'Twas in the year of 1886, and on the 29th of November, Which the surviving crew of the "Samuel Crawford" ...
Good people of high and low degree, I pray ye all to list to me, And I'll relate a harrowing ...
A pathetic tale of the sea I will unfold, Enough to make one's blood run cold; Concerning four fishermen cast ...
A sad tale of the sea I will relate, which will your hearts appal Concerning the burning of the steamship ...
King Robert the Bruce's deadly enemy, John of Lorn, Joined the English with eight hundred Highlanders one morn, All strong, ...
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