The Theatre of the Scotish Kings By Alexander Garden, Done from the Original Manuscript |
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Fergus the II. 40th King, The second Restorer of the Kingdome.
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Fergus the II. 40th King, The second Restorer of the Kingdome.
Rang the Yeer of Christ 404, fra the begining of the Kingdome 734, and Rang 16 Yeers.
Most peerles Prence, all Things defac'd thou fand,
Thy Subjects slaine, and all thy Cities sack'd:
By Fates and Foes, depopulat the Land,
(Wofull to view) all wasted, vrong'd, and wrack'd:
Yet all thow to the former State restoir'd,
That ruin'd wes, and Rage of Warre devoird.
Thy Subjects slaine, and all thy Cities sack'd:
By Fates and Foes, depopulat the Land,
(Wofull to view) all wasted, vrong'd, and wrack'd:
Yet all thow to the former State restoir'd,
That ruin'd wes, and Rage of Warre devoird.
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THOU the renowned Romanes pat to rowt,
And thame constraind for Terror Trues to tak:
With strengthie strokes, and with a Stomack stowt,
Thrise in thrie fights, the Britons bold thow brak:
The Danow, Poo, the Rhene, and Rhodanus,
Haue hard, and knew, thy Virtue Valorus.
And thame constraind for Terror Trues to tak:
With strengthie strokes, and with a Stomack stowt,
Thrise in thrie fights, the Britons bold thow brak:
The Danow, Poo, the Rhene, and Rhodanus,
Haue hard, and knew, thy Virtue Valorus.
THE fates proov'de Friends, to stable the Estates,
When Fergus first, the Crowne together grost:
Bot thow, againes both Fortune, and the Fates,
Beconquest IT, deserted, left, and lost:
And spent thy Sprit, to thy Immortal Fame,
Into the Knightlie Conquess of the same.
When Fergus first, the Crowne together grost:
Bot thow, againes both Fortune, and the Fates,
Beconquest IT, deserted, left, and lost:
And spent thy Sprit, to thy Immortal Fame,
Into the Knightlie Conquess of the same.
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