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THE HEART OF BRUCE.
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THE HEART OF BRUCE
IN
MELROSE ABBEY.
Heart! that didst press forward still,*[1]
Where the trumpet's note rang shrill,
Where the knightly swords were crossing,
And the plumes like sea-foam tossing,
Leader of the charging spear,
Fiery heart!—and liest thou here?
May this narrow spot inurn
Aught that so could beat and burn?
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"Now pass thou forward, as thou wert wont, and Douglas will follow thee or die!" With these words Douglas threw from him the heart of Bruce, into mid-battle against the Moors of Spain.
