Summary

The Battle of Bannockburn

“ And ’mong the chief was Robert Bruce,
⁠A king of noble fame.
After the death of Wallace wight,
⁠ (Butcher'd at London town,)
The English overpower'd the land,
⁠And claim'd the Scottish crown.
Most of the forts were in their hands,
⁠Stirling, Bothwell, Dunbar,
And nothing could redeem the land
⁠But hot and bloody war.
Our noble King, for want of men,
⁠Was forc'd in woods to lie,
Till fortune's wheel turn’d up her spoke,
⁠And rais’d his courage high.
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Source: Wikisource

The Battle of Bannockburn

“ Of Scots that day lay on the field
⁠Four thousand men and more,
Yet gain’d the fame by sword and shield,
⁠Which was long lost before.
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This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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Source: Wikisource

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