 Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms; But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms ! Now as they bore him off the field, Said he, "Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot!  Macmillan's Magazine - Página 3221860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 362 páginas
...a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms! 2. Now, as they bore him off the field, Said he, "Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot!" 3. The army surgeons made him limbs; Said he, "They're only pegs: But there's as wooden members quite,... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms ! Now, as they bore him off the field, Said he, ' ' Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot ! " The army surgeons made him limbs : Said he, " They 're only pegs : But there 's as wooden members... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1881 - 330 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms ! Now as they bore him off the field, Said he, ' Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot ! ' The army-surgeons made him limbs : Said he, ' They're only pegs: But there's as wooden members... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off hie legs, So he laid down his arme ! Now as they bore him off the field, 4 4 x 4 !" The army -surgeons made him limbs: Said he, " They're only pegs ; But there's as wooden Members... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 438 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms. Now as they bore him off the field, Said he, " Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot " I . . Now Ben he loved a pretty maid, Her name was Nelly Gray, So he went to pay her his devours,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1882 - 476 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms ! Now as they bore him off the field, Said he, " Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot ! " The army-surgeons made him limbs : Said he,—" They're only pegs : Now Ben he loved a pretty maid,... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1882 - 558 páginas
...a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms. 2. Now, as they bore him off the field, Said he, "Let others shoot; For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-Second Foot!"" 3. The army surgeons made him limbs: Said he, " They're only pegs ; But there's as wooden members quite... | |
 | James L. Ohlson - 1883 - 154 páginas
...but a cannon-ball shot off his legs, so he laid down his arms ! Now, as they bore him off the field, said he, ' Let others shoot, for here I leave my second leg, and the Forty-second foot ! ' The army surgeons made him limbs : said he, ' They're only pegs : but there's as wooden members... | |
 | James Parton - 1884 - 734 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms I Now, as they bore him off the field. Said he, " Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, The army-surgeons made him limhw : Said he, they 're only pegs : But there "s as wooden members quite... | |
 | James Parton - 1884 - 732 páginas
...But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down his arms ! Now, as they bore him off the field, Said he, " Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, The army-surgeons made him limbs : Said he, they "re only pegs : But there 'a as wooden members quite... | |
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