The chapter of kings, a new royal song/Beauties of Carronbraes

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BEAUTIES OF CARRON-BRAES.

Carron-braes are ſteep and green,
Where flocks and herds are to be ſeen,
Ilk farm o’erflows with milk galore,
From Meikle-Binn to Carron-ſhore.

As ye come in by Tackmedown,
Upon the road to Stirling town,
There Carron-bridge moſt ſtately ſtands,
Which ſhows the worth of maſons’ hands.

Sir John the Graham. of gallant fame,
In Scotland honour'd is his name,
His dwelling was on Carron-braes,
Great honour ſtill unto the place.

Great Wallace, Knight of Elderſlie,
With gallant Graham in company,
From thraldom freed our kingdom thrice,
On Carron-braes did oft rejoice.

But weep, my muſe, O weep to tell!
Near Carron-braes the Graham he fell!
Puiſſant, with his ſword and ſpear,
O'erpower'd by Cummin's treachery there.

Great Bruce, our king, to Edward ſlave,
Againſt his country did behave,
Till Wallace, on the Carron-braes,
Told him he was among his faes.

From that time forth, the hero Bruce,
Did throw off Engliſh Edward's truce;
Thro' much fatigue he gain'd his crown,
But Douglas clear’d the country roun'.

†Great Dundas, propitious name!
To thee we owe the naval ſtream;
Thy ſpade was firſt the earth to raiſe,
To join the Clyde to Carron-braes.

But left my ſong ſhould gather ſtrengths,
And ſwell with hiſt’ry into length,
I’ll lum the whole by ſinging praiſe
Unto the chryſtal Carron-braes.

†The late Sir Laurence Dundas, of West-Kerse. Bart. who lifted the firſt ſpade-ful of earth, towards digging of the Great Canal between Forth and Clyde.—The Spade was preserved, and lies in West-Kerse House, by Grangemouth.