A collection of scots poems on several occasions by the late Mr. Alexander Pennecuik, Gent. And Others |
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On the Sign of the Three Kings. |
 | A collection of scots poems on several occasions |  |
On the Sign of the Three Kings.
Long have we had two kings, I do assure ye,A George de facto, and a James de jure:
But here's surprising news; a brave M'Ghie
Turns parliament himself, and gives us three:
None of them all resemble George or James.
O, King Creator! will you tell their names?
We do not know by gazing on their face,
If Norman, German, or Fergusian race:
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The sign speaks truth by way of allegory.
Three kings expos'd to sale! ye've plac'd them there
To show we Scots sell kings like merchant-ware.
Three kings were basely sold for English coin,
One at Dunbar, another at the Boyn;
The third at Sheriff-muir, a fatal day,
When Mar mar'd all, and Huntly ran away.
Buy up the rogues that sold our antient nation;
You'll have the best stock'd shop in all the nation;
And when 'tis known such hellish wares you sell,
The d---l will pay the price, and take them all to hell.
| A collection of scots poems on several occasions | |