The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . atever claims we or our ancestors in by-gone times have laid in any way over the kingdomof Scotland. Robert I. had now secured the independence andliberty of the nation. For this he had struggled morethan twenty long years ; sometimes standing alonewhile his nearest kindred and his followers fell captivesand victims to the implacable rage and ambition ofthe enemy. Still, for all that he had suffered, he wasforgiving and generous to his opponents, and he rarelyabused a victory. He ruled the kingdom with muchsagacity and w
The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . atever claims we or our ancestors in by-gone times have laid in any way over the kingdomof Scotland. Robert I. had now secured the independence andliberty of the nation. For this he had struggled morethan twenty long years ; sometimes standing alonewhile his nearest kindred and his followers fell captivesand victims to the implacable rage and ambition ofthe enemy. Still, for all that he had suffered, he wasforgiving and generous to his opponents, and he rarelyabused a victory. He ruled the kingdom with muchsagacity and wisdom, and enrolled the humblest classof the people in his army. He was kind and liberalto the poor and helpless, and withal one of naturesnoblest sons. He died on the 7th of June, 1329, atCardross, on the northern shore of the Firth of Clyde,and was buried in the choir of the abbey of Dunferm-line. A marble monument was placed over hisgrave ; but he left a nobler monument—an enduringimpression on the hearts of the people and in thememory of succeeding
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