The hero of Rorke's Drift: A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1899?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, February 1899'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
First lines read: 'Twas at the camp of Rorke's Drift, and at tea-time, / And busily engaged in culinary operations was a private of the line; / But suddenly he paused, for he heard a clattering din, / When instantly two men on horseback drew rein beside him.
Hook, Henry, 1850?-1905
English poetry
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Rorke's Drift, Battle of, South Africa, 1879