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 5 But in the dead time of the night, they fet their tents on fire, And long before the break of day, to Dublin did retire.

King William as our General, no marfhal e’er was braver, With that in hand, his valliant men he thank’d for their behaviour.

We’ll fheath our fwords and reft a while, in time we’ll follow after, Thefe words King William fpoke with a fmile, that day he crofe’d the water.

We’ll give our pray’ers both night and day, both now and ever after, And let us never forget the day King James ran from the water.

William and Margaret's Ghost

WHEN all was wrapt in dark midnight, and all was wrapt in deep; In glided Mararet’s griftly Ghoft, and Hood at William’s feet.

Her face was like the April morn, dad in a wintry cloud ; And clay cold was her lilly hand, that held her fable fhroud.