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A LAST REJECTION. "Ae fond kiss and then we sever! Ae farewell, alas for ever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee; Who shall say that …
THE MESS. "He is more fortunate! Yea, he hath finished; For him there is no longer any future. His life is bright; bright without spot it was, And cannot cease to be. …
THE PUNISHMENT PARADE. "Most worthy sergeant, I have seen thee lead, Where men among us would be slow to follow; Udsdaggers, yes! By trench and culverine, Where men and horses too, lay foully h…
THE OLD REGIMENT OF EDINBURGH. "Such is our love of liberty, our country and our laws, That like our ancestors of old, we'll stand in freedom's cause; We'll bravely fight like he…
THE ADVANCED PICQUET. "All quiet along the Potomac, they say, Except now and then a stray picquet, Is shot as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a rifleman hid in the thicket. 'Ti…
COSMO JOINS. "Ye'll try the world soon, my lad, And Andrew, dear, believe me, Ye'll find mankind an unco squad, And muckle may they grieve ye. For care and trouble set you…
THE DEPARTURE. "Our native land—our native vale— A long and last adieu; Farewell to bonny Teviotdale, And Cheviot mountains blue! The battle-mound, the border-tower, That Scotia…
ON THE SEA. "A varied scene the changeful vision showed, For where the ocean mingled with the cloud, A gallant navy stemmed the billows broad. Blent with the silver cross to Scotland dear, From…
PORTALEGRE. "You ask what's campaigning? As out the truth must, 'Tis a round of complaining, vexation, disgust, Night marches and day, in pursuit of our foes, Up hill or down dale, wi…
COSMO'S CRAFT. "Small occasions in the path of life, Lie thickly sown, while great are rarely scattered. * * * * * Shame seize me, if I would not rather be The man thou art, than court-cre…
