The burning of the ship "Kent" : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1900?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, September 1900'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the Prince of Wales, the other on behalf of the Queen.
First lines read: Good people of high and low degree, / I pray ye all to list to me, / And I'll relate a harrowing tale of the sea / Concerning the burning of the ship "Kent" in the Bay of Biscay, / Which is the most appalling tale of the present century.
Kent (Ship)
English poetry
Shipwrecks