Author : James Roxburgh McClymont
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ISBN 13 : 9781330825464
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)
Book Synopsis Characters in Outline and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) by : James Roxburgh McClymont
Download or read book Characters in Outline and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) written by James Roxburgh McClymont and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Characters in Outline and Other Poems A Reluctant Jacobite An unconsidered unit of that band Which gave its worldly substance to achieve A brief success for Charles Edward's arms, Following its constellation from afar, Had plunged from contemplative country life Into the twofold war of pen and sword, And sternly parted bonds of heart and home To grant to his convictions recompense, For they had summoned him to speak and act. He sought the camp, although to him in truth Dearer by far the snowdrop's innocence, The holy inspiration of the hills, The gentle worship of the cloistered dove, The silent pathos of the mountain tarn. Full soon the rebels scatter like a crowd Of winged thistle-seeds in wind, whereon Began pursuit and oft by beck, on moor Were tragedies enacted of resistance. Duncan was of the hapless fugitives; About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.