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. Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey
2. The Old Scottish Gentleman
3. Barthram’s Dirge
4. Kate Kearney
5. Loch Ina

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