. The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors . CYRUS, KING OF PERSIA /^NCE there was a King of Persia,^^-^ Very brave and good,Ruling oer his reahii with a monarch should. But of all his countless titles. That he loved the bestWas the sacred name of Father, Given by those he blessed. On his tomb at Pasargadal,Crumbling to decay,Im Cyrus, King of Persia,One can read A BRAVE LAD TN the clays when Good Queen Anne sat on^ the Enghsh throne, there was a Httle orphanboy on the Isle of Wight who ran away to after the ship on which he was met a Frenchcruiser. A battle fo
. The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors . CYRUS, KING OF PERSIA /^NCE there was a King of Persia,^^-^ Very brave and good,Ruling oer his reahii with a monarch should. But of all his countless titles. That he loved the bestWas the sacred name of Father, Given by those he blessed. On his tomb at Pasargadal,Crumbling to decay,Im Cyrus, King of Persia,One can read A BRAVE LAD TN the clays when Good Queen Anne sat on^ the Enghsh throne, there was a Httle orphanboy on the Isle of Wight who ran away to after the ship on which he was met a Frenchcruiser. A battle followed. I wish this battlewas over, said the little boy from the Isle ofWight. So do I, said one of the cannoneers,but it wont be, lad, until this French ship strikesher colors. The two ships were locked as an arrow the boy darted through thesmoke, crept upon the French ship, climbed to hermasthead, tore down the flag and carried it backthrough the smoke and flame to the commander ofthe English ship. Here are the French colors,sir, he said, saluting. And now the battles overand weve won. The little lad became the famousAdmiral Hopson.
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