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NELSON'S LAMENT.

COME my lads, let's join the core,

Highland laddie soger laddie, That rally round our native shore,

Mv bonny Highland laddie. Since Britain's fons were born free!! &c. Then wha' wad sell his libertie ? &c. Our fathers bought it wi’ their blude !! To shew their sons the cause was gude !! Let France an Spain unite their force, Gudefaith the dub they darna cross. But, Hark !!—what news—I hear the horn, Some seem to smile, some seem to mourn : The Cadiz fleet. have hoisted sail. But Nelson foon their Ihips did hail!! Near Trafalgar the fray began. Brave Nelson first led on the van ! ! The British thunder then did roar, from thirty.three hedath’d a score !!! Thus British valour was display'd, Ahho’ but twenty leven he ied!! But,— see--the tale, ha’e to tell. The brave!!— The galant!! Nelson fell, But ere he fell the day was won !! And victory hain'd him for her son! ! The fatal ball had pierc’d his breast,