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 On the Memorable Battle of Bannockburn,

fought on the-a^th of June 1314.

Tune.—-In the Garb of Old Gaul, &c.

FROM the ocean emerged bright PhŒbus’s ray, Big with the importance of Bannockburn’s day; To deck out the pomp of the broad shining field, "Which now a glitt’ring harvest of lances did yield, Resolv’d on a conquest of Scotia’s plains, To annex them for ever to England’s domains, Bold Edward, with hugest host e’er England did pro-

duce,

With haughty strides advanced to dethrone Robert

Bruce.

From an army compos’d of an hundred thousand

men,

Well serv’d in every article to fight upon the plain: Where the whole strength of England collected, you

might see,

Who could not dream of any thing but certain vic-

tory

So confident of success a bard they brought along, ‘I’d celebrate the glory of their actions in a song ; And,'in their retinue they brought some waggon

loads of chains,

To lead their Scottish captives in triumph o’er the

plains.

An Asiatic, luxury their camp did overspread. Up from their meanest sentinel to Edward their

hedd;

Of discipline regardless the despicable few, They dreamt the very fight of their numbers would

subdue: