with critical observations and biographical notices, by Robert Burns

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O'er bush, o'er bank, o'er ditch, o'er stank,
She flang amang them a' man
The butter-box got mony knocks,
Their riggings paid for a' then
They got their paiks, wi' sudden straiks,
Which to their grief they saw man
Wi' cUnkum clankum o'er their crowns.
The lads began to fa' then.
Hur skipt about, hur leapt about,
And flang amang them a', man
The English blades got broken heads,
Their crowns were cleav'd in twa then.
The durk and door made their last hour,
And prov'd their final fa', man
They thought the devil had been there,
That play'd them sic a paw then.
gress southwards might have arrested William's attention and
arms, till James was firmly established in Ireland. But his deati)
was fatal to his party ; and among the papers found on his body,
a letter from Melfort, intimating that the indemnity was couched
in such terms as might be broken or revoked by the king at
pleasure, excited deep disgust at the insincerity of James. A
rude stone was erected on the spot, to mark his victory to future
times. His memory was long lamented by his party, and his
name is still celebrated in their poetry, as the last of the Scots.
Lcting's History of Scotland.
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