Poem by Anonymous

On a Hampshire Grenadier

Here sleeps in peace a Hampshire grenadier, 
Who caught his death by drinking cold small beer. 
Soldiers be wise from his untimely fall, 
And when you’re hot, drink strong or not at all.

1. Sir Richard Whittington’s Advancement
2. Shakespeare’s Monument at Stratford-upon-Avon
3. The Guard-Chamber
4. The Bells of Fletching
5. The Banks o’ Glaizart

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