To tax us, therefore we will fight.'
Washington, Franklin and the rest
Formed a Republic quite the best;
We've long been friends. Let us rejoice;
But at the time we had no choice.

French In France in times of Louis Seize (says)
Revolution Oppression dire through countless days
Roused Revolution with its tears
Mainly through books with wrong ideas.
Napoleon I. From Revolution's putrid mess
1793-1815 A Conqueror's born, quite conscienceless,
Millions of men and women died
Victims to Napoleon's pride.
He plunged all Europe into Wars
His own ambition the sole cause.
England as usual did her 'bit'
And 'Boney' Europe had to quit.
During these years of storm and stress
Two noble pilots we possess
'Chatham and Son' (Pitt is their name),
Illustrious on the scroll of fame.
Nelson 1805 Here we must our homage pay
To Nelson of Trafalgar Day;
Wellington To Wellington the same is due,
Who crowned his fame at Waterloo.

[Illustration: IRON JELLOIDS The Great Tonic]

And 'Shiver my timbers,' 'Heave ahoy,'
The Tar, those times a breezy boy
With shiny hat and pigtail long
And love for lass and glass and song.
Discovery of About this date Electric Force
Electric Force Dawns on mankind. Before, of course,
In Lightning it was all about,
With noise enough to be found out.
Coelo eripuit fulmen,
'Twas said of Franklin, as ye ken.
Philosopher of bygone age
Accept our homage on this page.
But who'd have thought it that Galvani
When making soup, (this is no blarney)
By his power of observation
On a frog's legs' oscillation
Should find how by chemic ways
Electric currents we can raise?
To call him 'great' is no flattery;
He set us on the wondrous battery.
This simple little frog, Heigh Ho!
The frog who would a-