Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Songs of Action Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Excerptl togetherTo the grey goose-featherAnd the land where the grey goose flew. What of the mark?Ah, seek it not in England, A bold mark, our old markIs waiting over-sea. When the strings harp in chorus, And the lion flag is o'er us, It is there that our mark will be. What of the men?The men were bred in England: The bowmen--the yeomen, The lads of dale and fell. Here's to you--and to you!To the hearts that are trueAnd the land where the true hearts dwell. CREMONA[The French Army, including a part of the Irish Brigade, under Marshal Villeroy, held the fortified town of Cremona during the winter of 1702. Prince Eugene, with the Imperial Army, surprised it one morning, and, owing to the treachery of a priest, occupied the whole city before the alarm was given. Villeroy was captured, together with many of the French garrison. The Irish, however, consisting of the r