House of Argyll and the collateral branches of the clan Campbell, from the year 420 to the present time

234 THE CLAN CAMPBELL.
And there to remain, to shelter their train,
Till relief come from the Pretender ;
But instead of relief, yet in spite of their teeth,
They were all obliged to surrender.
But the heavens quickly spied their villany and pride,
And crusht them in their whole intentions ;
Tho' they as rank as hell, of Popery did smell,
Yet discovered were all their inventions :
And King George gave command, that his should them with-
And Argyle march'd up to their border ; [stand,
The clans then gave a wheel, and the rest began to reel,
Which reduced them all to disorder.
The noble Argyle, who never could beguile
Either King or his country, appeared
With the Scots Eoyal Grays, who never were abas'd,
Nor the face of their enemies feared.
When this hero did advance, and his horses they did prance,
And his swords on their skulls they did clatter,
Their Eedshanks were fear'd, and loose tails retir'd,
And fled back towards Allan Water.
For our name and our fame are sunk iuto shame,
And our honour recover shall never ;
Our forfeited estates shall end all our debates,
And our persons are banished for ever :
But since clemency we find in King George to remain,
We'll go home and make our repentance;
Eor it's always understood that he's not a man of blood,
We may fall on a favourable sentence.
Ne'er fa' mg e'en if ever I have seen
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation, &c.
A SONG.
AEGYLL IS MY NAME.
Said to be written by John Duke of Argyle.
Argyll is my name, and you may think it strange,
To live at a court and never to change.
Falsehood and flattery I do disdain,
In my secret thoughts, nae guile does remain.
My king and my country's foes I have fac'd,
In city or battle I ne'er was disgrac'd,
I do every thing for my country's weal,
An' feast upon bannocks o' barley meal.