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    Songs of Action
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    Songs of Action

    By Arthur Conan Doyle

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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    Arthur Conan Doyle

    Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.

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      Songs of Action - Arthur Conan Doyle

      The Project Gutenberg eBook, Songs of Action, by A. Conan Doyle

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or

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      Title: Songs of Action

      Author: A. Conan Doyle

      Release Date: April 21, 2013  [eBook #4295]

      [This file was first posted on December 31, 2001]

      Language: English

      Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SONGS OF ACTION***

      Transcribed from the 1916 John Murray edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

      SONGS OF ACTION

      BY A. CONAN DOYLE

      AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’

      ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.

      SEVENTH IMPRESSION

      LONDON

      JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.

      1916

      [All rights reserved]

      CONTENTS

      THE SONG OF THE BOW

      What of the bow?

         The bow was made in England:

      Of true wood, of yew-wood,

         The wood of English bows;

            So men who are free

            Love the old yew-tree

      And the land where the yew-tree grows.

      What of the cord?

         The cord was made in England:

      A rough cord, a tough cord,

         A cord that bowmen love;

      And so we will sing

            Of the hempen string

      And the land where the cord was wove.

      What of the shaft?

         The shaft was cut in England:

      A long shaft, a strong shaft,

         Barbed and trim and true;

            So we’ll drink all together

            To the grey goose-feather

      And the land where the grey goose flew.

      What of the mark?

         Ah, seek it not in England,

      A bold mark, our old mark

         Is waiting over-sea.

            When the strings harp in chorus,

            And the lion flag is o’er us,

      It is there that our mark will be.

      What of the men?

         The men were bred in England:

      The bowmen—the yeomen,

         The lads of dale and fell.

            Here’s to you—and to you!

            To the hearts that are true

      And the land where the true hearts dwell.

      CREMONA

      [The French Army, including a part of the Irish Brigade, under Marshal Villeroy, held the fortified town of Cremona during the winter of 1702.  Prince Eugène, with the Imperial Army, surprised it one morning, and, owing to the treachery of a priest, occupied the whole city before the alarm was given.  Villeroy was captured, together with many of the French garrison.  The Irish, however, consisting of the regiments of Dillon and of Burke, held a fort commanding the river gate, and defended themselves all day, in spite of Prince Eugène’s efforts to win them over to his cause.  Eventually Eugène, being unable to take the post, was compelled to withdraw from the city.]

      The Grenadiers of Austria are proper men and tall;

      The Grenadiers of Austria have scaled the city wall;

         They have marched from far away

         Ere the dawning of the day,

      And the morning saw them masters of Cremona.

      There’s not a man to whisper, there’s not a horse to neigh;

      Of the footmen of Lorraine and the riders of Duprés,

         They have crept up every street,

         In the market-place they meet,

      They are holding every vantage in Cremona.

      The Marshal Villeroy he has started from his bed;

      The Marshal Villeroy has no wig upon his head;

         ‘I have lost my men!’ quoth he,

         ‘And my men they have lost me,

      And I sorely fear we both have lost Cremona.’

      Prince Eugène of Austria is in the market-place;

      Prince Eugène of Austria has smiles upon his face;

      Says he, ‘Our work is done,

         For the Citadel is won,

      And the black and yellow flag flies o’er Cremona.’

      Major Dan O’Mahony is in the barrack square,

      And just six hundred Irish lads are waiting for him there;

         Says he, ‘Come in your shirt,

         And you won’t take any hurt,

      For the morning

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