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FOR CHILDREN
49

And died at Trafalgar! [1]

What would he have remarked to hear
His Young Descendant shriek with fear,
Because he happened to be near
A Harmless Motor-Car!

But do not fret about it! Come!
  1. As a joke, not only does the great-grandfather lose three legs, but Trafalgar (1805) predated Quatre-Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo (all 1815).