Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland

The following poetry is taken from an old poem
which was printed in London in they eat lb'55,
but reprinted with the following addition in
the year 1 7 4 2.
See. Iiow brave Keith now treads the
Russian plain,
And snowy mountains, where fierce Tartars
Clio descend, with martial heat inspire,
Teach nie to praise the youth whom all admire?
To sing the hero, whose exalred name
Stiiiuls 'niDiiost y\\e hi st in ali the rolls of fame;
W hose courage soon made his- bitfh merit
known
To the great Empress on the Russian throne.
By her he soon was rais'il to high command.,
And sent to view the limits of her land;
That, when her troops reviewM, her forts
survey 'd,
By his advice, all might have timely aid.
He saw the dangers he must then engage,
Rtquir'd the prudence of deliberate age:
■warmly, that " It made him unco happy, now he
v/as sae far f'rae name, t> meet a countryman in his
exalted fetation." Keith stared with all his eye$;r
but at last the exclamation came. and the Vizier told
him, '* my f'cth' r," said he, •' wis bellmam of'Kir-
kaldy in Fife, and I remember to have een you,
Sir, ana your brother occasionally passing."
Anderson's Bee*