LEGEND OF ARGYLE; OR, "TIS A HUNDRED YEARS SINCE. ARGYLE, the State's whole thunder horn to wield, POPE. IN THREE VOLU VOL. III. LONDON: PRINTED FOR G. & W. B. WHITTAKER, AVE-MARIA LANE. A A LEGEND OF ARGYLE. CHAPTER I. Whose Tower is yon tbat shines sae bright; Is it a hostile pile ; OLD BALLAD. E laurels of the field of Sherriffmuir were equally claimed by both parties, and though the affair seems to have had much the resemblance of a drawn battle; yet it must be admitted, that when the disparity of force is taken into consideration, any thing short of a defeat might be esteemed a victory on the part of the Duke of Argyle. By this battle the heart of the rebellion was broke; the Earl of Mar was forced to aban VOL. III. B |
