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Soon as the Caledonian Bands appear,
Not ^[1] Luxemberg himſelf diſdaind to fear;
'Twas on their Valour he had raiſ'd his Fame,
He knew they'd Conquer where ſoe're they came.
He'd ſeen 'em fight when great ^[2] Turenne lay dead,$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$
He'd ſeen them follow where he ^[3] durſt not lead;
He'd ſeen them fight when all the Army fled.
When wiſe ^[4] de Lorge to ſhun his own Defeat,
Under their Valour ſhelter'd his Retreat.

The experienc'd Hero, grave in War and State,
In this as ſober, as in that ſedate.
Adviſd his Maſter, caution'd by his Fear,
To gain the Scots, or elſe decline the War.

Then view 'em under fifteen Years Receſs,

Ranging thro' Europe to avoid the Peace.

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1. Luxemberg himself, The Duke of Luxemberg Commanding the French Army at Mons, Placing some of his best Infantry at a Post where he ex|pected the Prince; told some of his Officers, that if the Prince of Orange ventur'd to Attack him there, he was sure it must be with the Scots Re|giments; intimating that they were the fittest Troops he had for so despe|rate a Work.
2. Turenn lay dead. When Turenn was kill'd, the Scots Brigade stood the shock of the first Line of the German Army, with so much Re|solution, that very much Recover'd the French out of the Surprize they were under for the Loss of their General.
3. Durst not lead! 'Twas Luxemberg's Post that Day, to have been with the advanc'd Troops, amongst which the Scots were posted; but he thought fit to get himself imploy'd elsewhere, which some said, was ta|ken notice of in the Army, as if he thought the Service too Hot for him.
4. Wise D. Lorge▪ who took upon him the Command of the Army at the Death of Turenn, obtain'd great Reputation by retreating the Army to an advantagious Post, while the extraordinary Bravery of the Scots, kept the whole German Army in play.