Quote#Nature
A band of gallant souls, who knew The olive wood, the mountain blue,…
Quote byWilliam Maginn · 1793–1842
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Military Sketch-Book (1827), Vol. 1, "Mess-Table Chat. No. II", epigraph.
English (original)
A band of gallant souls, who knew The olive wood, the mountain blue, The ration rum, the biscuit black, The long bleak road, the bivouac, The cannon's thunder, and the bays That wave o'er glorious victories, Better than city's midnight dress, Her luxuries, and gaudiness.
— William Maginn
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