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44. A KEPPOCH SONG. cmo ir.
The Aberdeen folks exclaim then all,
" What shall we do? God help my saul?"
At Harlaw's village* I do halt,
Refresh my men, their hopes exalt.
Stewart, earl of Mar, with me does meet,
And quick prepares my force to greet;
Of courage bold, of council sage,
Deem'd th' bravest gen'ral of his age;
With equal numbers on his side,
And eager all th' event to bide,
In dreadful battle we engage,
And loosen every thought to rage.
'Twas the dark shade of night alone
That stopp'd the bloodiest battle known.
The morning light did next display
What numbers vast on the plain lay ;
How few on either side survive,
Fair hope to hail, or fight contrive.
Each, therefore, homeward takes his way,
And many mourn that dreadful day.
My spouse me welcomes, wails no loss,
Next I possess th' earldom of Ross.
When James at length ascends the throne,
A parliament calls — his will known ;
* Near Inverury.
The Aberdeen folks exclaim then all,
" What shall we do? God help my saul?"
At Harlaw's village* I do halt,
Refresh my men, their hopes exalt.
Stewart, earl of Mar, with me does meet,
And quick prepares my force to greet;
Of courage bold, of council sage,
Deem'd th' bravest gen'ral of his age;
With equal numbers on his side,
And eager all th' event to bide,
In dreadful battle we engage,
And loosen every thought to rage.
'Twas the dark shade of night alone
That stopp'd the bloodiest battle known.
The morning light did next display
What numbers vast on the plain lay ;
How few on either side survive,
Fair hope to hail, or fight contrive.
Each, therefore, homeward takes his way,
And many mourn that dreadful day.
My spouse me welcomes, wails no loss,
Next I possess th' earldom of Ross.
When James at length ascends the throne,
A parliament calls — his will known ;
* Near Inverury.
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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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