The military review by Lord Wolseley : in the Queens Park, Edinburgh. New poem (composed Feb. 1897.) /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1897?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
Printed on the sheet are copies of three letters, two of which acknowledge receipt of poems by McGonagall, the other is a testimonial by the Rev. George Gilfillan.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
First lines read: 'Twas on the 5th of December, in the year of 1896 / Lord Wolseley reviewed the military in their tactics, / Near by Edinburgh, in the Queen's Park, / While the accoutrements of the soldiers shone like diamonds in the dark.
Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley, Viscount, 1833-1913
English poetry
Military parades & ceremonies