"Then a very great war man, call'd Billy the Norman, Cried "D--n it, I never lik'd my land.""
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Thomas John Dibdin
Thomas John Dibdin (21 March 1771 – 16 September 1841) was an English dramatist and songwriter. He was the natural son of Charles Dibdin.
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