English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I. Volume 1 (of 2)Ashton, John
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English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I. Volume 1 (of 2)
Ashton, John
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Bonaparte, on or before the Morrow[78] of All Souls, that he
may be forthwith sent to our Jail for WILD BEASTS, situate,
standing, and being, over Exeter ‘Change in the Strand, without
_Bail_ or _Mainprize_; and that he be there placed in a certain
Iron Cage, with the Ouran Outang, or some other ferocious and
voracious animal like himself, for the purpose of being tamed,
or until a warrant shall issue to our beloved subject _Jack
Ketch_, to deal with him according to Law and the _Virtue_ of
his Office; and this in no-wise omit at your peril. Witness our
hands
JOHN DOE and RICHARD ROE.
The said NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, _alias_ Jaffa Bonaparte, _alias_
Opium Bonaparte, _alias_ Whitworth Bonaparte, _alias_ Acre
Bonaparte, is a Corsican by birth, about five feet four inches
in height of a swarthy black complexion, dark hair and eye
brows, and resembles a great deal in person, a Bear-leader,
or one of the Savoyards who play on the reeds at Vauxhall:
he is remarkable for walking fast, and taking long strides,
and has been thought to squint, though it is, in fact, no more
than a _cast_ in the left eye, with looking too much at one
object--Old England--to which over application, he also owes
being afflicted with the Jaundice.
The above reward will be paid by the County immediately on
apprehension.
CHAPTER XXXI.
INVASION, _continued_,--‘BRITONS, STRIKE HOME’--BONAPARTE’S WILL.
At this time much use was made of the phrase ‘Britons, strike home!’
which first appears in an adaptation of Beaumont and Fletcher’s play
of ‘Bonduca,’ or Boadicea--which was set to music by Henry Purcell in
1695. The few words are not in the original drama, but are interpolated
with other songs, and form a solo and chorus.
[Illustration: [Music]
Brit - ons, strike home, Re - venge, re - venge your
coun - - - try’s wrongs. Fight, fight and re -
- cord, fight, fight and re - cord your --
selves in Dru - - ids’ songs, Fight,
fight and re - - cord, fight, fight and re -
- cord, re - cord your - selves in Dru - ids’ songs.
]
But these simple words would hardly suit the times, so a brand new
patriotic song was evolved, embodying the title
BRITONS, STRIKE HOME!
_A New Song._
Should Frenchmen e’er pollute Britannia’s strand,
Or press with hostile hoof this sacred land;
The daring deed should every Briton arm,
To save his native land from dire alarm;
Her free born Sons should instant take the field,
The Altar and the Throne at once to shield.
Britons, strike home! avenge your Country’s cause,
Protect your _King_, your _Liberties_, and _Laws_!
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