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... plains , 206 SHILLIN ' A DAY My name is O'Kelly , I've heard the revelly , L'ENVOI There's a whisper down the field where the year has shot her yield , 210 • • 212 BALLADS THE BALLAD OF EAST AND WEST Oh , East xvi CONTENTS.
... plains , 206 SHILLIN ' A DAY My name is O'Kelly , I've heard the revelly , L'ENVOI There's a whisper down the field where the year has shot her yield , 210 • • 212 BALLADS THE BALLAD OF EAST AND WEST Oh , East xvi CONTENTS.
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... heard a breech - bolt snick tho ' never a man was seen . They have ridden the low moon out of the sky , their hoofs drum up the dawn , The dun he went like a wounded bull , but the mare like a new - roused fawn . The dun he fell at a ...
... heard a breech - bolt snick tho ' never a man was seen . They have ridden the low moon out of the sky , their hoofs drum up the dawn , The dun he went like a wounded bull , but the mare like a new - roused fawn . The dun he fell at a ...
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... heard the death - gongs ring For the soul of the dying Rajpoot King , All night beat up from the women's wing A cry that we could not still . All night the barons came and went , The lords of the outer guard : All night the cressets ...
... heard the death - gongs ring For the soul of the dying Rajpoot King , All night beat up from the women's wing A cry that we could not still . All night the barons came and went , The lords of the outer guard : All night the cressets ...
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... heard the song - How long ? How long ? Wolves of the Abazai ! That night before the watch was set , when all the streets were clear , The Governor of Kabul spoke : ' My King , hast thou no fear ? " Thou knowest - thou hast heard ...
... heard the song - How long ? How long ? Wolves of the Abazai ! That night before the watch was set , when all the streets were clear , The Governor of Kabul spoke : ' My King , hast thou no fear ? " Thou knowest - thou hast heard ...
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... heard the song - How long ? How long ? Wolves of the Zuka Kheyl ! They stoned him in the rubbish - field when dawn was in the sky , According to the written word , ' See that he do not They stoned him till the stones were piled above ...
... heard the song - How long ? How long ? Wolves of the Zuka Kheyl ! They stoned him in the rubbish - field when dawn was in the sky , According to the written word , ' See that he do not They stoned him till the stones were piled above ...
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ain't Ao-Safai BALLAD BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS be'ind beggar Belts beneath best go look Bisesa blood bloomin Blow the bugle Boh Da Thone Bolivar Captain Colonel's Copyright curse Dacca Danny Deever dark dawn dead dear lass death Delhi town Devil drunk and resisting English Er-Heb ere's eyes fell fire Flag of England flame ford Fuzzy-Wuzzy goin grey Gunga Gunga Din guns hangin head heart Hell honour jezail Johnnie Kabul river Kamal King Kysh Lalun laughed Long Trail-the trail loot Lord Macmillan marchin mare mist mornin never night old trail oont orses Peshawur Priests Queen Red Horse resisting the Guard road to Mandalay row in Silver Scindia shame skipper soul stars sword Taman There's thou to-day Tommy toot troopin true love Twas Unlighted Shrine war-ship Clampherdown we're goin Widow at Windsor Widow give wind young British soldier