Author: William Topaz Mcgonagall

In an immense wood in the south of Kent, There lived a band of robbers which caused the people discontent; […]

‘Twas about the beginning of the past century Billy Bowls was pressed into the British Navy, And conveyed on board […]

‘Twas in the year of 1888, and on July the 14th day, That an alarming accident occurred in the River […]

‘Twas in the year of 1874, and on New Year’s Day, The British Army landed at Elmina without dismay, And […]

Good people of high and low degree, I pray ye all to list to me, And I’ll relate a terrible […]

Near the village of Udorf, on the banks of the Rhine, There lived a miller and his family, once on […]

‘Twas in the United States of America some years ago An aged father sat at his fireside with his heart […]

Thrice welcome home to Hawick, Mr J. Graham Henderson, For by your Scotch tweeds a great honour you have won; […]

Smiths Buildings No. 19 Patons Lane, Dundee. Sept the 6th. 1877. Most August! Empress of India, and of great Britain […]

‘Twas in the year 1715, and on the 10th of November, Which the people of Scotland have cause to remember; […]

Bonnie Mary, the Maid o’ the Tay, Come! Let’s go, and have a holiday In Newport, on the braes o’ […]

Immortal Robert Burns of Ayr, There’s but few poets can with you compare; Some of your poems and songs are […]

Jack Honest was only eight years of age when his father died, And by the death of his father, Mrs […]

‘Twas in the year of 1897, and on the night of Christmas day, That ten persons’ lives were taken sway, […]

North Berwick is a watering-place with golfing links green, With a fine bathing beach most lovely to be seen; And […]

Ye Sons of Mars, it gives me great content To think there has been erected a handsome monument In memory […]

‘Twas in the year of 1897, and on the 22nd of June, Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in London caused a […]

Mr. Smiggs was a gentleman, And he lived in London town; His wife she was a good kind soul, And […]

‘Twas in the year of 1866, and on a very beautiful day, That eighty-two passengers, with spirits light and gay, […]

A pathetic tragedy I will relate, Concerning poor Fred. Marsden’s fate, Who suffocated himself by the fumes of gas, On […]