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 "id": "james-mcintyre/highland-sketches",
 "title": "Highland Sketches",
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 "poet": "James McIntyre",
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 "language": "en",
 "book": "Poems of James McIntyre",
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  "year": 1889,
  "venue": "Poems of James McIntyre (1889)",
  "note": "First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established.",
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  "rights": "public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931)"
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   {
    "text": "The Romans, Saxons and the Danes",
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   {
    "text": "Did oft o’er run the Scottish plains.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "So daring were those mauraders",
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   {
    "text": "And skilful too were invaders.",
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   {
    "text": "The lowland man enjoyed his farm,",
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   {
    "text": "But oft he was in great alarm,",
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   {
    "text": "When Highlanders o’er plain would sweep",
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   {
    "text": "And drive to hills his steers and sheep.",
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   {
    "text": "For highlandmen were taught in song",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The lowlands to them did belong,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Each highland chief he ruled like king",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And Bards they did his praises sing,",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "In war the chief he led the van,",
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   {
    "text": "Marching to battle with his clan,",
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   {
    "text": "And when the foe attacked their chief",
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   {
    "text": "The clansmen rushed to his relief.",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "When they King William’s forces mass",
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   {
    "text": "In Killicrankie’s famous pass,",
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   {
    "text": "The highlanders with joy and glee",
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   {
    "text": "Rushed on them led by bold Dundee.",
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    "text": "Lowland troops they would not tarry",
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   {
    "text": "But they strove to ford the Garry,",
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   {
    "text": "Soon many on the field lay dead,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "In river floated many a head.",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "For clansmen with the good broad sword",
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   {
    "text": "Of battlefield they soon were Lord,",
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   {
    "text": "And historians will rank the",
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    "text": "Chief highland victory of Killicrankie.",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "Again there sweeps the highland clans,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Victorious at Preston Pans,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Under Prince Charlie full of hope,",
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   {
    "text": "They drove the troops were led by Cope.",
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   {
    "text": "But from Culloden Charlie flies",
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   {
    "text": "While Highland blood the heather dyes,",
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   {
    "text": "For months he wandered ’mong the hills",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Young Flora strove to soothe his ills.",
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   {
    "text": "While he was hunted by blood hounds,",
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    "text": "For sake of thirty thousand pounds,",
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    "text": "But Highlanders the gold despise,",
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    "text": "And honor only each doth prize.",
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    "text": "At last to Charlie’s great delight,",
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   {
    "text": "From France a vessel hove in sight,",
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   {
    "text": "And safely bore the gallant Prince",
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    "text": "To the sunny shores of France.",
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    "text": "And may once more each hill and glen",
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   {
    "text": "Be filled with hardy Highland men,",
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   {
    "text": "Who love bagpipes and bonnets blue",
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   {
    "text": "And give to Britain soldiers true.",
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