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Ritchie, James T. R. The Singing Street. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1964.

In the World War I era song, “Broken-hearted,” laments for an imaginary soldier are mixed with nonsense phrases in order to illustrate the futility and senselessness of war.

 
 

 

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