William Topaz McGonagall's Poetry, by written

• An Ode to the Queen on Her Jubilee Year

  Sound drums and trumpets, far and near!
  And Let all Queen Victoria's subjects loudly cheer!

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• The Death of Prince Leopold

  Alas! noble Prince Leopold, he is dead!
  Who often has his lustre shed:

  72 lines
• The Death of Lord and Lady Dalhousie

  Alas! Lord and Lady Dalhousie are dead, and buried at last,
  Which causes many people to feel a little downcast;

  60 lines
• The Funeral of the German Emperor

  Ye sons of Germany, your noble Emperor William now is dead.
  Who oft great armies to battle hath led;

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• The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir

  Ye sons of Great Britain, come join with me,
  And sing in praise of Sir Garnet Wolseley;

  60 lines
• The Famous Tay Whale

  'TWAS in the month of December, and in the year l883,
  That a monster whale came to Dundee,

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• The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay

  Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay!
  With your numerous arches and pillars in so grand array

  42 lines
• The Newport Railway

  Success to the Newport Railway,
  Along the braes of the Silvery Tay,

  37 lines
• An Address to the New Tay Bridge

  Beautiful new railway bridge of the Silvery Tay,
  With your strong brick piers and buttresses in so grand array,

  59 lines
• The Late Sir John Ogilvy

  Alas! Sir John Ogilvy is dead, aged eighty-seven,
  But I hope his soul is now in heaven;

  28 lines
• The Rattling Boy from Dublin

  I'm a rattling boy from Dublin town,
  I courted a girl called Biddy Brown,

  53 lines
• The Burial of the Reverend Gilfillan

  On the Gilfillan burial day,
  In the Hill o' Balgay,

  43 lines
• The Battle of El-Teb

  Ye sons of Great Britain, I think no shame
  To write in praise of brave General Graham!

  72 lines
• The Battle of Abu Klea

  Ye sons of Mars, come join with me,
  And sing in praise of Sir Herbert Stewart's little army,

  76 lines
• A Christmas Carol

  Welcome, sweet Christmas, blest be the morn
  That Christ our Saviour was born!

  60 lines, 2 comments
• The Christmas Goose

  Mr. Smiggs was a gentleman,
  And he lived in London town;

  52 lines
• An Autumn Reverie

  Alas! Beautiful Summer now hath fled,
  And the face of Nature doth seem dead,

  48 lines
• The Wreck of the 'Thomas Dryden' in Pentland Firth

  As I stood upon the sandy beach
  One morn near Pentland Ferry,

  58 lines
• Attempted Assassination of the Queen

  God prosper long our noble Queen,
  And long may she reign!

  48 lines
• Saving a Train

  'Twas in the year of 1869, and on the 19th of November,
  Which the people in Southern Germany will long remember,

  72 lines
• The Moon

  Beautiful Moon, with thy silvery light,
  Thou seemest most charming to my sight;

  36 lines
• The Beautiful Sun

  Beautiful Sun! with thy golden rays,
  To God, the wise Creator, be all praise;

  52 lines
• Grace Darling or "The Wreck of the Forfarshire"

  As the night was beginning to close in one rough September day
  In the year of 1838, a steamer passed through the Fairway

  92 lines
• To Mr James Scrymgeour, Dundee

  Success to James Scrymgeour,
  He's a very good man,

  68 lines
• The Battle of Bannockburn

  Sir Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn
  Beat the English in every wheel and turn,

  100 lines
• Edinburgh

  Beautiful city of Edinburgh!
  Where the tourist can drown his sorrow

  39 lines
• Glasgow

  Beautiful city of Glasgow, with your streets so neat and clean,
  Your stateley mansions, and beautiful Green!

  43 lines, 2 comments
• Oban

  Oh! beautiful Oban with your lovely bay,
  Your surroundings are magnificent on a fine summer-day;

  56 lines
• The Battle of Flodden Field

  'Twas on the 9th of September, a very beautiful day,
  That a numerous English army came in grand array,

  88 lines
• Greenland's Icy Mountains

  Greenland's icy mountains are fascinating and grand,
  And wondrously created by the Almighty's command;

  64 lines

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