 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...  The Dublin Review - Página 121editado por - 1860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Sheppard Dashiell, Harlan Logan - 1901 - 916 páginas
...stanzas : 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...here I leave my second leg, And the Forty-Second Foot ! " So far as we know, Kipling has never printed anything which can be called nonsense-verse, but it... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 páginas
...Netty Gray. 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...there's as wooden members quite, As represent my legs." Now Ben he loved a pretty maid — Her name was Nelly Gray; So he went to pay her his devours, When... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1890 - 976 páginas
...faithless BEN BATTLE was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms ; But a cannon-ball took off his So he laid down his arms. Now as they bore him off...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 quite,... | |
 | David Salmon - 1890 - 322 páginas
...to find that arms is not used in the same way. (2) So in the following lines from the same poem :— Now, as they bore him off the field, Said he, ' Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg (3) In the lines (from ' The Epping Hunt '), But Huggins, like a wary man, Was ne'er from saddle east,... | |
 | David Salmon - 1890 - 318 páginas
...find that arms is not used in the same way. (2) So in the following lines from the same poem:—• Now, as they bore him off the field, Said he,' Let others shoot, For here I leave my second leg (3) In the lines (from ' The Epping Hunt'), But Huggins, like a wary man, Was ne'er from saddle cast,... | |
 | Grace Townsend - 1891 - 570 páginas
...Nelly Gray. 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...Forty-second Foot." The army surgeons made him limbs; Saidhe, "They're only pegs; But there's as wooden members quite, Now Ben he loved a pretty maid —... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1892 - 662 páginas
...NELLY GKAY. 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...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 quite As... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1892 - 668 páginas
...NELLY GRAY. 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...others shoot, For here I leave my second leg, And the Forty- Second Foot I " The army-surgeons made him limbs : Said he, "They're only pegs : But there's... | |
 | 1894 - 288 páginas
...NELLIE GRAY. 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...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 quite As... | |
 | Reginald Brimley Johnson - 1894 - 338 páginas
...Nelly Gray =s 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...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 quite... | |
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