John Barbour Poems on Water (5 Poems)
The Brus Book 19 (John Barbour Poems)
[The conspiracy against King Robert; its discovery] Than wes the land a quhile in pes,Bot covatys, that can nocht cesTo set men apon felonyTo ger thaim cum to senyoury,5 Gert lordis off full gret renouneMak a fell conjuraciounAgayn Robert the … Continue reading
The Brus Book XIX (John Barbour Poems)
[The conspiracy against King Robert; its discovery] Than wes the land a quhile in pes,Bot covatys, that can nocht cesTo set men apon felonyTo ger thaim cum to senyoury,Gert lordis off full gret renouneMak a fell conjuraciounAgayn Robert the douchty … Continue reading
The Brus Book VI (John Barbour Poems)
[Sir Ingram Umfraville praises the king;the men of Galloway pursue him with a tracker dog] The king is went till his logyngAnd off this deid sone come tithingTill Schyr Ingrame the UmfravillThat thocht his sutelte and gyleHaid al failyeit in … Continue reading
The Brus Book VII (John Barbour Poems)
[The king escapes from the hound]The king towart the wod is ganeWery forswayt and will of waneIntill the wod sone entryt heAnd held doun towart a valeQuhar throu the woid a watter ran.Thidder in gret hy wend he thanAnd begouth … Continue reading
The Brus Book XIV (John Barbour Poems)
[Edward Bruce goes to Ireland] The erle off Carrik Schyr Edward,That stoutar wes than a libardAnd had na will to be in pes,Thocht that Scotland to litill wesTill his brother and him alsua,Tharfor to purpos gan he taThat he off … Continue reading
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