 Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha, for Scotland's King and Law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let him follow me! By Oppression's woes...  The Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Life - Page 55by Robert Burns - 1849 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...and pains ! By onr sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free I Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every...foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! — Let us do or die ! (It is stated by Dr. Carrie, that Burns in the month of July 1793. accompanied by Mr. Syme of Ryedale,... | |
 | Songs - 1835 - 320 pages
...woes and pains! By your sons in servile chains! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be, shall be free. Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow! Forward! let us do or die! TELL ME, ARE YE SLEEPIN' MAGGIE? TT/WE — " Roy's wife." TELL me, are ye... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be— , And vow'd I was his dear lassie. I spier'd for my cousin fu' couthy ! Forward ! let us do, or die ! FOR A' THAT, AND A' THAT. Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall he— When youthful love, warm-blushing, ! Forward ! let us do, or die ! FOR A' THAT, AND A' THAT. Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be—shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! Forward ! let us do, or die ! FOR A' THAT, AND A' THAT. Is there, for honest poverty, That hangs... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1839 - 328 pages
...woes and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall — they shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low !...Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! Forward ! let us do, or die ! the learned musician despises as silly and insipid. I do not know whether... | |
 | 1839 - 880 pages
...draw ? Freeman stand, or freeman fa' ? Let him on wi' me ! '' By oppression's woes and pains, By our sons in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free ! " Lay the proud usurper low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ; Liberty's in every blow ! Let us door die !" We have so often... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa,' Let him on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest...every foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! Let us do or die ! HERE'S a health to ane I love dear, Here's a health to ane I love dear, Thou art sweet as the smile... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa,' Let him on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest...But they shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low f Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow t Let us do or die '. HERE'S a health to ane... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 pages
...when roused by extraordinary emotions. The last stanza of the song is perhaps the most pop'ular :— " Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every...foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! — Let us do or die ! " -.T'i -r 1 t » THE TWEED: COLDSTREAM BRIDGE. "Yarrow and Tweed to mony a tune Owre Scotland rings."... | |
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