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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: INCIDENT OP THE FRENCH CAMP. You know, we French stormed Ratisbon: A mile or so away On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming-day; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind. Just as perhaps he mused My plans That soar, to earth may fall, Let once my army-leader Lannes Waver at yonder wall,? Out 'twixt the battery-smokes there flew A rider, bound on bound Full-galloping; nor bridle drew Until he reached the mound. Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect By just his horse's mane, a boy: You hardly could suspect? (So tight he kept his lips compressed, Scarce any blood came thro') You looked twice ere you saw his breast Was all but shot in two. rv. Well, cried he, Emperor, by God's grace We've got you Ratisbon The Marshal's in the market-place, And you'll be there anon To see your flag-bird flap his vans Where I, to heart's desire, Perched him The Chief's eye flashed; his plans Soared up again like fire. The Chief's eye flashed; but presently Softened itself, as sheathes A film the mother eagle's eye When her bruised eaglet breathes: You're wounded Nay, his soldier's pride Touched to the quick, he said: I'm killed, Sire And, his chief beside, Smiling the boy fell dead. SOLILOQUY OF THE SPANISH CLOISTER. X, Gr-r-r?there go, my heart's abhorrence Water your damned flower-pots, do If hate killed men, Brother Lawrence, God's blood, would not mine kill you What? your myrtle-bush wants trimming ? Oh, that rose has prior claims? Needs its leaden vase filled brimming? Hell dry you up with its flames I At the meal we sit togeth...
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