Adventures Of King Robert The Bruce Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CACC DDEE EEFF GGAA HHAA HHHH IIFF IIJJ HHEE KKAA IIHH LLEE| King Robert the Bruce's deadly enemy John of Lorn | A |
| Joined the English with eight hundred Highlanders one morn | A |
| All strong hardy and active fearless mountaineers | B |
| But Bruce's men attacked them with swords and spears | B |
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| And while they were engaged a new enemy burst upon them | C |
| Like a torrent of water rushing down a rocky glen | A |
| It was John of Lorn and his Highlanders that came upon them | C |
| So the tide of battle was too much for them to stem | C |
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| And with savage yells they made the valley ring | D |
| Then made a long circuit and stole in behind the King | D |
| Whirling their broadswords and Lochaber axes left and right | E |
| And the enemy being thrice their number they relinquished the fight | E |
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| Then to a certain house Bruce quickly hied | E |
| And sitting by the door the housewife he spied | E |
| And she asked him who he was and he said A wanderer | F |
| Then she said All wanderers are welcome here kind sir | F |
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| Then the King said Good dame tell me the reason why | G |
| How you respect all wanderers that chance to pass by | G |
| And for whose sake you bear such favour to homeless men | A |
| Then she said King Robert the Bruce if you want to ken | A |
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| The lawful King of this country whom I hope to see | H |
| Then the Bruce said My good woman your King stands before thee | H |
| And she said Ah Sire where are your men gone | A |
| Then the King told her that he's come alone | A |
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| Then she said Ah my lawful King this must not be | H |
| For I have two stout sons and they shall follow thee | H |
| And fight to the death for your Majesty | H |
| Aye in faith my good King by land or sea | H |
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| Then she brought her sons before the King and thus did say | I |
| Now swear my sons to be true to your King without dismay | I |
| Then they knelt and cried Mother we'll do as you desire | F |
| We willingly will fight on behalf of our noble sire | F |
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| Who has been hunted like a felon by night and by day | I |
| By foul plotters devising to take his life away | I |
| But God will protect him in the midst of the strife | J |
| And mother dear we'll fight for him during life | J |
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| Then the King said Noble lads it's you shall follow me | H |
| And ye shall be near me by land or sea | H |
| And for your loyalty towards me your mother I'll reward | E |
| When all on a sudden the tramping of horses was heard | E |
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| Then the King heard voices he knew full well | K |
| But what had fetched his friends there he couldn't tell | K |
| 'Twas Edward his brother and Lord Douglas with one hundred and fifty men | A |
| That had travelled far to find their King o'er mountain and glen | A |
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| And when they met they conversed on the events of the day | I |
| Then the King unto them quickly did say | I |
| If we knew where the enemy were we would work them skaith | H |
| Then Lord James said I'll lead you where they are by my faith | H |
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| Then they marched on the enemy just as the morning broke | L |
| To a farm house where they were lodged and with one bold stroke | L |
| They the Scots rushed in and killed two thirds of them dead | E |
| And such was the life alas King Robert the Bruce led | E |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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