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3 While Britain, as bold as a lion, made all shake around with her roar! She conquer'd the Legions against her, till there was to conquer no more. But great was the tumult on both sides, and great was the number cut down! And many a heart will remember with sorrow the 18th of June.

Let England rejoice in her heroes, and Ireland in great Wellington ; But Scotia may mourn without ceasing, her best and her bravest are gone! Ye Lassies, wha's Laddies are yonder, gae ilk-ane and buy a black gown; A thousand it is to a hunder, they've fall'n on the 18th of June.

Ye fops, and ye fine gaudy mortals, whole life's like the mist of the morn, An hour in this terrible conflict would told you what for you was berr. The groans of the dying and wounded, would sent thro' your bosoms a stoun! You would learn'd to have danc'd a new figure, at the Ball on the 18th of June.

From half after ten in the morning, till half after seven at night, Thy meadows La Belle Alliance did ne'er before see such a fight!