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 At Derry, Limrick, Agrim, or the Boyn,

Athlone, Namure, at Steenkirk, or anden;

At all, their Hero's fought, at all they dy'd,

And latent Virtue want of Victory upply'd.

William, that Men of Courage lov'd t'obey,

How mourn'd he Douglas, Angus, and Mackay?

Too great a Los for one unhappy Day.

A Los that yielded France the Victory;

A Los that none but Scotland could upply;

None had uch to urvive, or uch to Dy.

Should we to recent Memory apply,

And trace the Scots in Modern Hitory:

The preent riing Glory of their Name,

Comes up to all that's ancient in their Fame.

At Schellemberg how could they chooe but fight,

New Vigour well'd their Nation at the ight;

The very Spot where Hepburn Storm'd before,

And Conquering Scots, Imperial Standards tore.

Where Ramey, Murray, Rhea, and Hamilton,

Like Lyons fought, the Swedes amaz'd lookt on,

And aw th' impregnable Intrenchments won.