The complete works of Robert Burns : containing his poems, songs, and correspondence . and strength o man,Alas ! can do but what they can ! The Tory ranks are broken. O that my eon were flowing burns,My voice a lioness that mourns Her darling cubs undoing !That I might gicet, that I might Tories fall, while Tories fly. And furious Whigs pursuing ! What AVhig but molts for good Sir James?Dear to his country by the names Friend, patron, benefactor Not Pultcnoys wealth can Pulteiiey Hopeton falls, the generous brave ! And Stewarf* bold as Hector. Thou, Pitt, shalt rue this over
The complete works of Robert Burns : containing his poems, songs, and correspondence . and strength o man,Alas ! can do but what they can ! The Tory ranks are broken. O that my eon were flowing burns,My voice a lioness that mourns Her darling cubs undoing !That I might gicet, that I might Tories fall, while Tories fly. And furious Whigs pursuing ! What AVhig but molts for good Sir James?Dear to his country by the names Friend, patron, benefactor Not Pultcnoys wealth can Pulteiiey Hopeton falls, the generous brave ! And Stewarf* bold as Hector. Thou, Pitt, shalt rue this overthrow ;And Thurlow growl a curse of woe; And Melville melt in wailing !How Fox and Sheridan rejoice !And Burke shall sing, 0 Prince, arise, Thy power is all prevailing ! For your poor friend, the Bard, afarHe only hears and sees the war, A cool spectator purely ;So, when the storm the forest robin in the hedge descends. And sober chirps securely. 1 The executioner of Charles I. was masked. - Scrimgcour, Lord Dundee. 3 Graham, Marquisof Montrose. < Stewart ol OF ROBERT BURNS. 97 CXVI. ON ©aptatn ffitoseg PEREGRINATIONS THROUGH SCOTLAND, COLLECTING THEANTIQUITIES OF THAT KINGDOM. [This fine, fat, fodgel wight was a clever man, a skilful anti-quary, and fond of wic and wine. He was wellacquaintcd with he-raldry, and was conversant with the weapons and the armour of hisown and other countries. He found his way to Kriai-s Carse, in theVale of Nith, and there, at the social board of Glenriddcl, forthe first time saw Bums. The Englishman heard, it is said, withwonder, the sarcastic sallies and eloquent bursts of the inspiredScot, who, in his turn, surveyed witli wonder tlie remarkablecorpulence, and listened with pleasure to the indeirendent sentimentsand humorous turnsof conversation in the joyous Englishman. ThisPoem was the fruit of the inter\iew, and it is said that Grose re-garded some iiassages as rather personal.] Hear, Land o Cakes, and brither Scots,F
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