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 "title": "River Clyde",
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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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  "last_checked": "2026-08-20"
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   {
    "text": "The Glasgow people do take pride",
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   {
    "text": "In their river both deep and wide,",
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   {
    "text": "In early times the youth and maid",
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    "text": "Did o’er its shallow waters wade.",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "But city money did not grudge,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And dug it deep with the steam dredge,",
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   {
    "text": "And now proudly on its bosom floats",
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   {
    "text": "The mighty ships and great steamboats.",
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    "text": "No wonder citizens take pride",
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   },
   {
    "text": "For they themselves have made the Clyde,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Great and navigable river,",
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   },
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    "text": "Where huge fleets will float forever.",
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  ],
  [
   {
    "text": "Dunbarton’s lofty castle rock",
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   {
    "text": "Which oft’ has stood the battle’s shock,",
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   {
    "text": "The river it doth boldly guard,",
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   {
    "text": "So industry may reap reward.",
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    "text": "But more protection still they deem",
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   {
    "text": "Is yet required so down the stream",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Strong batteries are erected,",
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   {
    "text": "So commerce may be safe protected.",
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   {
    "text": "Old ocean now he doth take pride",
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   {
    "text": "To see upon his bosom ride",
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    "text": "The commerce of his youngest bride,",
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   {
    "text": "The fair and lovely charming Clyde.",
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