...their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion weak and vile ! Then, howe'er craums and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle. O Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream'd thro' Wallace's undaunted heart...

...their »imple live« prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their muchluved lile. XXI. О Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide, That stream'd thro' Wallace's undaumV*...

...simple lives prevent, From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, hawoVr crowns and coronets be rent, O Thou ! who poured the patriotic tide, That streamed...Wallace's undaunted heart ' Who dared to nobly stem tyraanic pride, Or nobly die — the second glorious part ; (The patriot's God, peculiarly thou art,...

...toil Be bless'd with health and peace, and sweet content! And O may Heaven their simple lives prevent A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much loved isle. From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent,...

...prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er croirns and coronets be rent, A virhunu populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their muclilov'd Isle. XXI. О Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic tide That stream 'd thro' Wallace's undaunted...

...their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And...stand a wall of fire around their much-loved isle. Oh Thou ! who poured the patriotic tide That streamed through Wallace's undaunted heart, "Who dared...

...their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent^ A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd isle ! /•;•> -I ...

...their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and rile; Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around theiv \n»KV\»V \\&s. " O Thou! who poured the patriotic tide That streamed through Wallace's undaunted...

...to all ; nor need we pause to paint " the patriotic tide That stream'd through Wallace's unduunted heart ; Who dared to nobly stem tyrannic pride, Or nobly die— the second glorious part ! " Nor did the fatal defeat at Falkirk, nor the death of Wallace, extinguish the thirst for independence...

...land of a common heart ; and then, " Howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A v iri nous populace will rise the while, And stand, a wall of fire around their much-loved isle." The course of these observations has led us along painful topics, but we will not leave them in despondency....