William Topaz McGonagall image
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Born in March 1, 1830 / Died in September 29, 1902 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by William Topaz McGonagall

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Loch Ness

... Along each side of your waters, to Fort Augustus all the way, ...

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Lord Robert's Triumphal Entry into Pretoria

... Because the British at the charge of the bayonet made them run with fear, ...

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Lost in the Prairie

... And they danced around Old Jack with their hearts full of glee, ...

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McGonagall's Ode to the King

... Oh! God, I thank Thee for restoring King Edward the Seventh's health again, ...

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Montrose

... en as for the Mid Links, it is most beautiful to be seen, And I'm sure is a very nice bowling green, ...

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Nora, the Maid of Killarney

... And its waters glittering like crystal in the moonlight's sheen ...

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Oban

... ooner or later, both the high and the low! And as you return by the side of the merry little stream, ...

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Richard Pigott, the Forger

... And he said to the detectives, "Wait until my portmanteau I've got ...

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Robert Burns

... Like unto the stars of night Immortal Bard of Ayr! I must conclude my muse ...

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Saved by Music

... And at last he was rewarded for all his pains: For the wedding-party began to weary for some music, ...

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Saving a Train

... with all his might, 'The bridge is down! The bridge is down!' So forward his father's car he drives, ...

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The Albion Battleship Calamity

... And £1000 from the Directors of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company ...

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The Ancient Town of Leith

... And there's steamboat communication with London and the North of Scotland, ...

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The Ashantee War

... Lieutenant Lord Gifford, with his men gained the Crest of the Adenisi Hills, ...

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The Battle of Abu Klea

... While Gunner Smith saved Lieutenant guthrie's life without dread or fear ...