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A Favourite Song caliesl The Eero of War Mars, god ofbattlecease your guns to rattle, As my beloved Bonaparte was parted from me, W hilst a prisoner of war, kept him from my arms, In disconsolation unhappy I now be; For his country he bled and victory hovered, Then liberty’s banner was his leading star, No force could withstand him where fi eedom did command him— A zealous republican war my brave ‘pire of W war. Since France first revolt Led my love never halted, But faced all his foes in a tedious campaign, He fought them most glorious éz stil was victorious. In Italy, Germany, Holland and Spain ; qn Egypt and Flanders, with noble commanders, For his country’s rights he risked many a scar, Yet none could defate him or intimidate him — The terror of Hurope was my brave hero of war, ss The battle of Austerlitz bó it well remember ea, That bloody engagement he sáw with his envey, A remarkable day on the second of december, — ae . "Phe feats of his kivi filled them with s surprise ; iia száégagás The Austrians & Russians, Germans & Prussians. He left them all weltering and covered with gore, In war he was renown’ wita laurels he waporown < And victory waited on my brave sis of war, Oh! Dautzic great city your bed I pity But who can avert the Almighty’sdecree? It was to be so jou very well know, Pte ő That yonr conqueror was born a hero to be, He daily bombarded and your balls disregarded, He was ‘Saiabaet than Venus or the morning star, And to tell youin plain Bonapart. was his name, And you opened your gates of my Hero of war. As Joshua and Moses as all men supposes, That he was predestined his plans to fulfil, His invicible arm did thousands alazm— Ae Crowns kingdoms and nations he had at his will, nee . Tho? a Corsican born by some held in scorn, ake " 'Phey called him an upstart that come from afar, pt ge What significd that sure it made them lie flat, = And fall at the pred, of my brave Hero of Wee gS In history no ie can equal his ey eae To strive to defeat him him almost was in vain, If all his engagements were plae’d in arramecee> § The cities he took, and the-foes he had apie OSES ate Ceesar, Alexander, Hanna 4 that great comman="~ der— 3 ent “aS Marlborough, nee and “the wh hel tra Were quite dene away by my Hero . 0
