Wessex Poems and Other Verses by Thomas Hardy
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Rollicum-rorum, &c.
When Rich Men find their wealth a curse, And fill therewith the Poor Man's purse; Then Little Boney he'll pounce down, And march his men on London town! Rollicum-rorum, &c. When Husbands with their Wives agree, And Maids won't wed from modesty; Then Little Boney he'll pounce down, And march his men on London town! Rollicum-rorum, tol-tol-lorum, Rollicum-rorum, tol-lol-lay! 1878. Published in "The Trumpet-Major," 1880. VALENCIENNES (1793) BY CORP'L TULLIDGE: see "The Trumpet-Major" IN MEMORY OF S. C. (PENSIONER). DIED 184- We trenched, we trumpeted and drummed, And from our mortars tons of iron hummed |
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