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Was ne'er to remove hence, come death or come life,
Till that happy moment he made her his wife.
Till that happy moment he made her his wife.
She fain would go with him but he answer'd no,
For your parents will follow, and cause you more woe;
But my Maker be witness, with this oak, said he,
That I never will marry another woman but thee.
For your parents will follow, and cause you more woe;
But my Maker be witness, with this oak, said he,
That I never will marry another woman but thee.
And here where he left her a-weeping full sore,
Poor creature she ne'er got a sight of him more!
For in short time thereafter he went to the sea,
And lost sight of Britain with the tear in his eye.
Poor creature she ne'er got a sight of him more!
For in short time thereafter he went to the sea,
And lost sight of Britain with the tear in his eye.
He went to America, their orders were so,
Where he proved a soldier and valour did show,
That for his behaviour, they ne'er could him blame,
From a corp'ral at last to a serjeant he came.
Where he proved a soldier and valour did show,
That for his behaviour, they ne'er could him blame,
From a corp'ral at last to a serjeant he came.
PART III.
Being near Fort Nigaria, the year fifty-nine,
On the thirtieth of July, as he did always incline
To frequent the green woods, or some distant place,
And breathe out in sorrow, his mind to solace.
On the thirtieth of July, as he did always incline
To frequent the green woods, or some distant place,
And breathe out in sorrow, his mind to solace.
Among the savage Indians, alas! there he fell,
But how he was murder'd we cannot well tell;
For the next morning they found him there dead,
Two Indians lay by him who wanted their heads.
But how he was murder'd we cannot well tell;
For the next morning they found him there dead,
Two Indians lay by him who wanted their heads.
He cut with his broad sword, as they understood,
And then all around him was nothing but blood.
Five wounds in his body, his hair scalpt away,
His cloaths, sword, and pistol, of all made a prey.
And then all around him was nothing but blood.
Five wounds in his body, his hair scalpt away,
His cloaths, sword, and pistol, of all made a prey.
