The first singer in Burns’ cantata is the old soldier, who recounts his tales of war with animated relish; Bruce catches him mid-flourish. One of the Jolly Beggars illustrations from Bruce’s Glenfarclas 40 Year Old whisky commission; read the full story in the journal.
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The Old Soldier's Tales of War
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The old soldier in his red coat and wooden leg, bugle raised, with the cavalry he is remembering riding across the paper behind him.
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