The loyal British fighting in Flanders: or, A new song, made by a Protestant centinel of the British forces To an excellent new tune much in request. Loyal British fighting in Flanders. Approx. 4KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2016-02 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B2629599828812 198145 2240862286 Wing L3339 99828812

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 eng Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. 2014-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-06 Sampled and proofread 2014-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion 2021-05 TEI P5 conversion
The LOYAL BRITISH Fighting in FLANDERS: Or, A New SONG, made by a Protestant Centinel of the British Forces. To an excellent new Tune much in Request. AS I was at a merry Meeting, being in a merry vein; Where I heard a Souldier singing, true blue will never stain. I have been in France and Flanders, where I've seen great numbers slain; Colonels, Captains, chief Commanders, true blue will never stain. Last Summer it was dirty weather, we march'd through Corn with all our train, We march'd, and foug • t two days together, true blue will never stain. We at Walcot had a Battel, for five hour • it did remain; The British made their Guns to rattle, true blew will never stain. Little else but Smoak and Fire, cou'd we see all round the Plain; Yet we made the French retire, true blue will never stain. At Charleroy our Cannons roar'd, and our Bullets flew amain: We laid the French men in their gore, true blue will never stain. Not a Souldier feared dying, though some thousands there lay slain, Shot as thick as Hail was flying, true blue will never stain. At length some of our men was wounded, ay, and other some was slain: This at all we never valu'd, true blue will never stain. Under the Surgeons hand we tarry'd, till our wounds was heal'd again: Brave British hearts were carry'd, true blue will never stain, My Captain was a Prisoner taken. and our Lieutenant Colonel slain, Yet we'd ne'r fight against our Conscience t • ue blue will never stain. He that strikes, he may be stricken, He that fights he may be slain: He tha • 's beaten, is not eaten, true blue will never stain. While we in a Land of Strangers, did in Camp of Field remain; We were still beset with dangers, true blue will never stain. 'Tis the wars that we delight in, and a Cowards name disdain; British Boys the best for fighting, true blue will never stain. Let not one despise a Souldier, for he does our Rights maintain, Proving still the Lands upholder, true blue will never stain. Thus we 've been all Europe over, Britains honour to maintain, And now we're set ashore at Dover, true blue will never stain. For King William and Queen Mary, If need be, we'l fight again: The mean while Boys, let's be merry, true blue will never stain,
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