The True Scots Genius, Reviving A Poem. Written upon occasion of the Resolve past in Parliament, the 17th of July 1704 [by Forbes of Disblair] |
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Scarce was the great, the mighty, Phantom gone,
When Radiant Honour in the Faces shone,
Of both the best, and of the Greatest part
Of th' Honour'd Members of the Scottish Court,
Old Caledonia had Transfus'd the Soul,
The Genius now Revived in the whole;
This Noble Genius did soon inspire,
Each worthy breast with Freedoms large desire.
And rais'd their Souls to that Exalted Pitch,
Which the Old Scottish Hero's once did reach.
When Radiant Honour in the Faces shone,
Of both the best, and of the Greatest part
Of th' Honour'd Members of the Scottish Court,
Old Caledonia had Transfus'd the Soul,
The Genius now Revived in the whole;
This Noble Genius did soon inspire,
Each worthy breast with Freedoms large desire.
And rais'd their Souls to that Exalted Pitch,
Which the Old Scottish Hero's once did reach.
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