A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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fV. The Camerons scow'r'd as they were mad.
Lifting their neighbours cows, man,
M'Kenzie and the Stewart fled.
Without phil'beg or trews, man :
Had they behav'd Hke Donald's core.
And kiird all those came them before.
Their king had gone to France no more :
Then each Whig saint wad soon repent.
And strait recant his covenant.
And rent
It at the news, man.
7\ McGregors they far off did stand,
Badenach and Athol too, man ;
I hear they wanted the command,
For I believe them true, man.
Perth, Fife, and Angus, wi' their horse.
Stood motionless, and some did worse.
For, tho' the red-coats went them cross.
They did conspire for to admire
Clans run and fire, left wings retire.
While rights intire
Pursue, man,
W. But Scotland has not much to say.
For such a^ fight as this is,
Wliere baith did fight, baith run away.
The devil take the miss is
That every officer was not slain
That run that day, and was not ta'en.
Either flying from or to Dumblain ;
When Whig and Tory, in their ' fury/
Strove for glory, to our sorrow
The sad story
Hush is.