Poem by Anonymous

On a Hampshire Grenadier

Here sleeps in peace a Hampshire grenadier, 
Who caught his death by drinking cold small beer. 
Soldiers be wise from his untimely fall, 
And when you’re hot, drink strong or not at all.

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