The poetical works of Robert Burns . our hellim thraw, mau,Ae night, at tea, began a plea. Within America, man:Then up they gat the maskin-pat,^ And in the sea did jaw,^ man;An did nae less, in full congress, Than quite refuse our law, man. Then through the lakes Montgomery takes, I wat he was na slaw, man;Down Lowries burn he took a turn. And Carleton did ca, man;But yet, what reck, he, at Quebec, Montgomery-hke did fa, man;Wi sword in hand, before his band, Amang his enmies a, man. Poor Tammy Gage, within a cage Was kept at Boston ha, man;Till Willie Howe took oer the knowe For Philadelphia,
The poetical works of Robert Burns . our hellim thraw, mau,Ae night, at tea, began a plea. Within America, man:Then up they gat the maskin-pat,^ And in the sea did jaw,^ man;An did nae less, in full congress, Than quite refuse our law, man. Then through the lakes Montgomery takes, I wat he was na slaw, man;Down Lowries burn he took a turn. And Carleton did ca, man;But yet, what reck, he, at Quebec, Montgomery-hke did fa, man;Wi sword in hand, before his band, Amang his enmies a, man. Poor Tammy Gage, within a cage Was kept at Boston ha, man;Till Willie Howe took oer the knowe For Philadelphia, man;Wi sword an gun he thought a sin Guid Christian blood to draw, man;But at ISTew York, wi knife an fork, Sir-loin he hacked sma, man. * Teapot. ^ Jerk or throw. It is well kiiov>n that the impositiou by the EnglishCommons of an excise duty on the tea imported to North America, causedthe outbreak of the American war. The colonists went on board theTndiamen which brought tea to their shores, and threw their cargoes intothe sea. ?/^^^ But yet, what reck, he, at Quebec,Montgomery-like did fa, man ; Wi sword in hand, before h s his enmies a, man.—p. 226 THE AMERICAN WAR. 227 Burjjfoyne gaed up, like spur an whip, Till Eraser brave did fa, man;Then lost his way, ae misty day. In Saratoga shaw, fought as lang s he dought,^ An did the buckskins claw, man;But Clintons glaive frae rust to save, He hung it to the wa, man. Then Montague, an Guilford too, Began to fear a fa, man;And Sackville doure, wha stood the stoure, The German chief to thraw, man;For Paddy Burke, like onie Turk, Nae mercy had at a, man;An Charlie Fox threw by the box. An lowsed his tinkler jaw, man. Then Rockingham took up the game, Till death did on him ca, man;When Shelburne meek held up his cheek. Conform to gospel law, Stephens boys, wi jarring noise, They did his measures thraw, North an Fox united stocks, An bore him to the wa, man. Then clubs an hearts were Cha
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