with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns

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The captive bands may chain the hands.
But love enslaves the man
Ye gallants braw, I red you a'.
Beware o' bonie Ann.
THE HIGHLAND CHARACTER.
This tune was the composition of Gen. Reid,
and called by him The Highland, or 4'2d Regi-
ment's March. The words are hy Sir Harry Ers-
kine.
In the garb of old Gaul, wi' the fire of old Rome,
From the heath-cover'd mountains of Scotia me come.
Where the Romans endeavour'd our country to gain.
But our ancestors fought, and they fought not in vain.
Such our love of liberty ^ our country , and our
laws,
That like our ancestors of old, we stand by
Freedotn's cause;
We'll bravelyfight like heroes bold, for honour
and applause,
And defy the French^ with all their art, to
alter our laws.