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Ben Battle was a soldier bold, and used to war's alarms, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms.

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Thomas Hood
Age: 45 †
Born: 1799
Born: May 23
Died: 1845
Died: May 3
Humorist
Poet
Writer
London
England
T. H.
Soldier
Balls
Legs
Cannon
Battle
Cannons
Took
Alarms
Arms
Bold
War
Laid
Used
Ball

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