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A Soldier Gunners Song About Valor and War
A poem in the voice of a gunner from Valenciennes extols war life and service to country. It praises handling powder and noise, boasting of French town bombardment, and urges courage, discipline, and patriotism in battle, with a final note on the honor of serving in danger through one’s craft.
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Worcestershire
Mellis, Skinner and Dyke
Garraway
Cofftee-house
Change-alley
Cornhill
Breedon
Gutsden
Norton
Tewrasbury
Gloucester
Worcester
Avon
Leffee
Goop
Lady Day
Tewksbury
Pershore
Evesham
Stratford Upon Avon
White Lion
Bristol
Bath
Castle
Marlborough
Jackson
Oxford
Hodgson
Cambridge
Sun
Maidenhead
Tourle
Bartlett's Buildings
Holborn
Place of Sale
Mesiys
Skinner and Dyke
Aldersgate-street
London
Leatherhead
Surry
Ragge
Andry
Henry Reynell
Barts
Mey
Leathers Head