...shalt for me, thou art a bitter, but thou art a witty knave! FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY. A pathetic Ballad. Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms;...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,...

...It is a sort of companion to Sally Brown. BEN Battle was a soldier bold, And used to wat's aWa« -, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, So he laid down...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,...

...punning in the book—Faithless Nelly Gray, apathetic ballad.— FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY. A Pathetic Ballad. Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms ; But a cannon-ball took off his logs, So be laid down bis arms ! Now as they bore him off the field. Said he, " Let others shoot. For...

...|45 LESSON LVII. FAITHLESS NELLY GRAT. Ben Battle was a soldier bold', And used to war's alarms' 1 ; But a cannon-ball took off his legs', So he laid down...For here I leave my second leg And the Forty-second footV The army surgeons made him limbs*; Said he', " They 're only pegs', But there 's as wooden members...

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...extravagance. Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And us'd to war's alarms; But a cannon-ball took off his legs, Now as they bore him off the field, Said he, " Let...I leave my second leg. And the Forty-second Foot." And in another song, with an astounding confusion of ideas, natural in one sense, and impossible in...

...extravagance. Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And us'd to war's alarms; . ' But a cannon-ball took off his legs, Now as they bore him off the field, Said he, " Let...I leave my second leg, And the Forty-second Foot." And in another song, with an astounding confusion of ideas, natural in one sense, and impossible in...

...whatever panegyrics lie In fulsome odes too many to be cited, FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY. A PATHETIC BALLAD. BEN BATTLE was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms...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, Her...

...or importance. In the creation of puns Hood probably excels all other wits in luxuriant abundance. " Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms : But a cannon ball took off his leg?, So he laid down his arms. " Now, as they bore him off the field, ¡Said...

...anything of the sort in language. To extract a few verses ld maim it worse than the poor i's legs :— Ben Battle was a soldier bold, And used to war's alarms;...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,...