History & Politics
At the siege of Belle-isle
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
History & Politics
At the siege of Belle-isle
I was there all the while,
All the while, all the while,
At the siege of Belle-isle.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Historical.
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