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'''How Stands the Glass Around''', also referred to as '''General Wolfe's Song''', is an [[English language|english]] [[folk song]].<ref name="English Airs">{{citation|surname1=W. Chappell|title=A Collection of National English Airs, Consisting of Ancient Song, Ballad, & Dance Tunes, Interspersed with Remarks and Anecdote, and Preceded by an Essay on English Minstrelsy|at=p. 48|date=1838|language=English
}}</ref> The lyrics express the suffering of [[soldier]]s, wherefore the song was primarily popular among people serving in the military.<ref name="American Antiquarian" /> It deals with the helplessness experienced during war and the boldness demanded in the [[military]], but also about reducing fear and pain by consuming [[Alcohol (drug)|alcohol]].<ref name="English Airs" /> One historian reported that it was the favourite song of [[Alexander Hamilton]].<ref>{{citation|editor-surname1= Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture|periodical=The William and Mary Quarterly|title=What Was Hamilton's "Favorite Song"?|volume=Vol. 12|issue=2|at=pp. 298-307|date=April 1955|language=German|doi=10.2307/1920510
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