...means, and not the King's subjects to be protected by his soldiers. Months without hands, maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence. In short, the Oude troops, exclusive (if the regiments commanded by British officers, had not a whit...

...means, and not the King's subjects to be protected by his soldiers. Months without hands, maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence. In short, the Oude troops, exclusive (if the regiments commanded by British officers, had not a whit...

...around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands; maintain 'd at vast expense ; In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they mareh, a hlustering hand, And ever, hut in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn, when, issuing...

...maintain'd at TI expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defer« ! MILITIAS. MUÍD Stout, опое a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand. Drydfn. MILKMAID-Labours of the. Si>on as the grey-eyed morning streaks the skies, And in the doubtful...

...them off a little sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — 'Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak...blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.1 I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party...

...with loud Alarm*, Ami raw in fields the rude militia twftnm ; Mouths without hands, maintained fit vast expense. In peace a charge, in war a weak defence. Stout once a month they march, a Mimering band. And over, but iti time o[' need, at hand. This was the morn when, issuing on The guard,...

...touches them off a little sharply, but then John was a Jacobite, — ' Mouths without hands, malntain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence; Stout once a-month, the} march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted...

...answered Halcro. " Glorious John touches them off a little sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — 'Mouths without hands, maintained at vast expense,...blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party of the...

...England in the reign of James the Second : " The country rings around with war's alarm, And now in fields the rude militia swarms. Mouths, without hands, maintained...a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blust'ring band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand. This was the morn, when hast'ning to the guard,...

...applicable to ours before their dissolution. " The country rings with loud alarms, And raw in fields, the rude Militia swarms ; Mouths without hands, maintained...at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defense. Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand."...