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Encyclopedia: William McGonagall

William Topaz McGonagall (1825 – 29 September, 1902) was a Scottish weaver, actor, and poet. He is comically renowned as one of the worst poets in the English language.

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William Topaz McGonagall

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Edythe Morahan de Lauzon

that of William McGonagall. See also : Spiritualism Canadian literature...

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River Tay

Tay Bridge Disaster was the subject of a poem by Scotlands worst poet William McGonagall...

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The Tay Bridge Disaster

The Tay Bridge Disaster is an internationally-known poem by the Scottish poet William McGonagall and recounts the events of the evening of 28 December 1879, when, during a severe gale, Tay Rail Bridge near Dundee collapsed as a train was passing over it. The poem is still widely quoted: Beautiful...

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Tommy Atkins

music by S. Potter. In 1898 William McGonagall wrote Lines In Praise of Tommy Atkins , which was..." by William McGonagall Success to Tommy Atkins, he's a very brave man, And to deny it there's few... General Sir William MacArthur, in an article in the Army Medical Services Magazine (circa 1950...

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Alternative words for British

words by Henry Hamilton and music by S. Potter. In 1898 William McGonagall wrote Lines In Praise of...

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Dundee

of passengers, which later inspired William McGonagall, who had already written a poem celebrating... was recognised by King William the Lion in 1191, when he granted it the status of Royal Burgh... importance as a trading port attracted the interest of Scots and English alike. William Wallace In 1239...

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