Keppoch song
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canto ii, A KEPPOCH SONG. 35
Of Cawdor's Thane a pris'ner they make, —
Ah ! how it griev'd me for his sake.
Comyn at last low'r Bad'noch gains,
The upper part to Chattan remains.
With Hibernia I unite
In love and friendship's soft delight.
Revolving time its axis turns,
With petty warfare ardour burns,
Until, by heaven's high decree,
The Saxons shall sad events see.
Their royal lineage now does fail,
And high contention does prevail:
Three potent rivals now do claim
The crown, but only two I name —
Balliol and Bruce, whose great domains
And num'rous friends the choice constrains.
Unable this great point to clear,
The nobles Edward crave to hear;
To him as arbiter refer,
Who for Balliol does declare.
I from this contest keep aloof,
But of Balliol do approve.
Balliol as vassal Edward deems,
And from him calls what homage seems j
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Of Cawdor's Thane a pris'ner they make, —
Ah ! how it griev'd me for his sake.
Comyn at last low'r Bad'noch gains,
The upper part to Chattan remains.
With Hibernia I unite
In love and friendship's soft delight.
Revolving time its axis turns,
With petty warfare ardour burns,
Until, by heaven's high decree,
The Saxons shall sad events see.
Their royal lineage now does fail,
And high contention does prevail:
Three potent rivals now do claim
The crown, but only two I name —
Balliol and Bruce, whose great domains
And num'rous friends the choice constrains.
Unable this great point to clear,
The nobles Edward crave to hear;
To him as arbiter refer,
Who for Balliol does declare.
I from this contest keep aloof,
But of Balliol do approve.
Balliol as vassal Edward deems,
And from him calls what homage seems j
C2
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| Description | A poem in five cantos: being the origin and history of the family, alias Donald, Lord of the Isles, carried down to its extinction, with a continuation of the family of Keppoch; the whole combined with the history of Scotland, with notes and references, and concluding with an analysis of the Scotch acts of Parliament, relative to the Douglas association; and an address to His Royal Highness the prince regent. By John Paul Macdonald. Montrose : Printed for the author by J. Watt, 1815. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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