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Hildebrand,
Who was frightened by a Passing Motor, and was brought to Reason.
"Oh, Murder! What was that, Papa!
"My child,
It was a Motor-Car,
A Most Ingenious Toy!
Designed to Captivate and Charm
Much, rather than to rouse Alarm
In any English Boy.
"What would your Great Grandfather who
Was Aide-de-Camp to General Brue, [1]
And lost a leg at
And
Quatre-Bras and
What would he have remarked to hear
His Young Descendant shriek with fear,
Because he happened to be near
A Harmless Motor-Car!
But do not fret about it! Come!
We'll off to Town
And purchase some!"
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- ↑ General of the 2nd French Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo
- ↑ As a joke, not only does the great-grandfather lose three legs, but Trafalgar (1805) predated Quatre-Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo (all 1815).