The first grenadier of France : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Dundee : s.n.,
1887]
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 in a certain regiment of French Grenadiers, / A touching and beautiful custom was observed many years.
La Tour d'Auvergne, Theophile Malo Corret de, 1743-1800
English poetry