The Theatre of the Scotish Kings By Alexander Garden, Done from the Original Manuscript |
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James the I. 102. King,
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James the I. 102. King,
Rang the Yeer of Christ 1406, fra the begining of the Kingdome 1736, and Rang 31 Yeers.
Great Prince, thy Prudence, prowes and thy Sprit,
O're reatch'd all Those, that reigned, when Thow Raigne:
Thow made Thy might, with Measur'd Mercie, meet,
And sharplie did, revenge Thy Subjects wrang:
In time of Trues, thow wes (that Peace profainde)
In England, long a Captive taen, detain'd.
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Thow made Thy might, with Measur'd Mercie, meet,
And sharplie did, revenge Thy Subjects wrang:
In time of Trues, thow wes (that Peace profainde)
In England, long a Captive taen, detain'd.
THE Clanns conjurde, Thow danton'd and dejects,
The Altitude, of mony mightie Mindes:
The Colledge, Court of Reason, Thow Erected,
And Seminarie Scooles, of sindrie kindes:
And th'English than, that with thair Swords, Thee shoirs,
Thow Fights, Defaets, and wasts thair Territors.
The Altitude, of mony mightie Mindes:
The Colledge, Court of Reason, Thow Erected,
And Seminarie Scooles, of sindrie kindes:
And th'English than, that with thair Swords, Thee shoirs,
Thow Fights, Defaets, and wasts thair Territors.
THY Fate, conformes, with Cæsar's in thy Fall,
Tho muche discordant were your Qualities:
Thy Raigne but Terror, his Tyranicall,
No Tyrranie Thow, tho Truculent he Tryis:
Yet wrong'd alike, Both Violat, and Vounded,
Lay by your fierce & faethles friends confounded.
Tho muche discordant were your Qualities:
Thy Raigne but Terror, his Tyranicall,
No Tyrranie Thow, tho Truculent he Tryis:
Yet wrong'd alike, Both Violat, and Vounded,
Lay by your fierce & faethles friends confounded.
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