'A gentleman at Home has conceived the idea of producing, for the pleasure of the present generation and the benefit of posterity, a book containing the words and music of the majority of the songs and rhymes so popular with the British "Tommy" during the war; and as there is a likelihood of many fof these, conceived, composed and sung under conditions to which there probably never will be a par-alld, falling into oblivion, the effort both opportune and praiseworthy, and there should be a big demand for the collection when itis printed. Tt is, however, more than probable that' many of the more popular songs will either have to be entirely omitted or considerably mixed composition of songs! abridged. Tommy Atkins never
with an excess of prudishness, and for that reason many of his most Popular productions or protegiécs reflect that freedom of thought ani speech which come from men wher they are gathered together as soldiers. Still, taking that into consideration, there should be -su! ficient songs (fit for a drawing room
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