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A Metrical History of England

Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin

Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)

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The Frenchmen this year tried their luck,
Without success, at Ballinmuck;

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Ireland and England, hand in hand,
Repell'd the bold intrusive band.

The French landed at Killala Bay, and were subsequently obliged to surrender.