Little General Monck Sat upon a trunk, Eating a crust of bread; There fell a hot coal And burnt in his clothes a hole, Now little General Monck is dead. (George Monck)

Little General Monck Sat upon a trunk, Eating a crust of bread; There fell a hot coal And burnt in his clothes a hole, Now little General Monck is dead.

George Monck

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