Keppoch song
(32) Page 36
Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
30 A KEPPOCH SONG. canto IS.
FiiFther intrenches on his sway,
Till he at last dares disobey.
Edward, the Napo' of his time,
Resolves to visit Scotia's clime:
Of her fair realm possession take,
And of her people subjects make.
What sad events do now ensue,
My mournful muse declines to view.
Of Wallace' acts 1 hear the fame,
And high with me resounds his name.
Young Bruce, at length, is, by the blast,
A wretched exile on me cast;
He my protection now does crave,
His ruin'd state me sues to save.
I, thinking England's force too near,
Do him advise to banish fear;
With kindness I do him receive,
And of his suit I give free leave.
Resolv'd his shatter'd state to aid,
Of select friends a choice I made;
With thousands two I forwards go,
Arouse his friends to meet the foe;
At Bannockburn we Englaud's force
Put to the route, both man and horse.
The Saxons thus for once do see
Me on their side a warrior be.
FiiFther intrenches on his sway,
Till he at last dares disobey.
Edward, the Napo' of his time,
Resolves to visit Scotia's clime:
Of her fair realm possession take,
And of her people subjects make.
What sad events do now ensue,
My mournful muse declines to view.
Of Wallace' acts 1 hear the fame,
And high with me resounds his name.
Young Bruce, at length, is, by the blast,
A wretched exile on me cast;
He my protection now does crave,
His ruin'd state me sues to save.
I, thinking England's force too near,
Do him advise to banish fear;
With kindness I do him receive,
And of his suit I give free leave.
Resolv'd his shatter'd state to aid,
Of select friends a choice I made;
With thousands two I forwards go,
Arouse his friends to meet the foe;
At Bannockburn we Englaud's force
Put to the route, both man and horse.
The Saxons thus for once do see
Me on their side a warrior be.
Set display mode to:
Universal Viewer | 
Mirador |
Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. 
| Histories of Scottish families > Keppoch song > (32) Page 36 |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94940274 |
|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Bk.3 |
| Additional NLS resources: | |
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
More information
|
|
| 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. |
|---|