His sword was in the sheath,
His fingers held the pen,
When Kempenfeld went down
With twice four hundred men.


'On the Loss of the Royal George' (written 1782)

William Cowper Quotes

His sword was in the sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfeld went down With twice four hundred men.

His sword was in the sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfeld went down With twice four hundred men.

His sword was in the sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfeld went down With twice four hundred men.

His sword was in the sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfeld went down With twice four hundred men.