 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 psl.
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or free-man fa', Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons...! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be—shall be free { Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow... | |
 | 1801 - 506 psl.
...! We will drain our deareft veins, But they ihallbe free I Lay the proud ufurpers low! Tyrants fail in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow ! Let us do, or die ! " So may God ever defend the caitft of truth and liberty as he did that ihy ! — Amen.'1 Vol. iv.... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - 524 psl.
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or free-man fa% Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons...will drain our dearest veins^ • : But they shall be — shall be free ! Lay the proud usurper low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 450 psl.
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or free-man fa', Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons...We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be — shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ; Liberty's in every blow... | |
 | 1804 - 450 psl.
...Free-man stand, or free-man fa', Caledonian ! on vi' me ! ' By oppression's woes and pains! I!;, yonr sons in servile chains^""" We will drain our dearest veins; • • \ But they shall be— shall be free 1 Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall iiftvery foe, Libert/ 's in every .blow !... | |
 | Robert Hartley Cromek - 1810 - 260 psl.
...king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or free-man fa', Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains! By your sons...We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be — shall be free ! 165 RAVING WINDS AROUND HER BLOWING. / COMPOSED these verses on Miss Isabella M'Leod... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 psl.
...be a slave ? Traitor! coward ! turn and flee ! Free-man stand, or free-man fa', Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons...We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be — shall be free! L.ay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! Liberty's in every blow!... | |
 | 1814 - 618 psl.
...king and law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw ; Freemen stand, or freemen fa', Caledonian ! on wi' me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons...! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall, they shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in ev'ry foe ! Liberty's in ev'ry blow... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 psl.
...Wha for Seotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let him follow me ! By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons in servile ehains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall he free ! Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 468 psl.
...storm among the wilds of Glen-Ken in Galloway. A more finisheH copy will be found afterwards. ' E. Eg By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons in servile...the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe ! LIRERTY'S in every blow ! LET us DO, OR DIE ! So may God ever defend the cause of Truth and Liberty,... | |
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Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa', Let him follow me! 
