In case the gentle reader has not been convinced of William ‘Topaz’ McGonagall’s value by your mere words alone here is a little taster from this website dedicated to his works. Please note the sense of foreboding in the penultimate verse and then have a treat by reading the follow up.
BEAUTIFUL Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay [...]
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On The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay.
Posted in Culture, Poetry, tagged The Bridge of the Silvery Tay, The Tay Bridge Disaster, William Topaz McGonagall on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On discoveries.
Posted in Britain, Culture, Drink, Family, Food, Holidays, Patriotism, Poetry, tagged Burns' Night, Robert Burns, William Topaz McGonagall on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You are not in the least Scottish.
This has always been a source of faint irritation because you are able to conjure up in almost equal amounts a Welsh background, an Irish one, a Northern English past, a Southern English birthplace and a strong connection to the Channel Islands out of France. So to miss out on being [...]
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