Famous battle fought on the Sherriff Muir, on the 13th day of November, 1715/The lover's choice

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THE LOVER'S CHOICE

Let the tempeſt of war
Be heard from afar,
With Trumpets and cannons alarm,
Let the brave, if they will,
By their valeur or ſkill,
Seek honour and conqueſt in arms.

To live ſaſe and retire,
Is what I deſire,
Of my flocks and my laſſie poſſeſt;
For in them obtain
True peace, without pain,
And the laſting enjoyment of reſt.

In ſome cottage or cell,
Like a ſhepherd to dwell,
From all interruption at eaſe;
In a peaceable life,
To be bleſt with a wife,
Who will ſtudy her huſband to pleaſe.

FINIS