Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UPON THE DEATH OF THE VISCOUNT OF DUNDEE, by ARCHIBALD PITCAIRN


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

UPON THE DEATH OF THE VISCOUNT OF DUNDEE, by                    
First Line: Oh last and best of scots! Who did'st maintain
Last Line: And coud'st not fall but with thy country's fate.
Alternate Author Name(s): Pitcairne, Archibald
Subject(s): Freedom; Graham Of Calverhouse, John (1648-1689); Scotland; Liberty


Oh Last and Best of Scots! who did'st maintain
Thy Country's Freedom from a Foreign Reign;
New People fill the Land, now thou art gone,
New Gods the Temples, and new Kings the Throne.
Scotland and Thee did each in other live,
Nor wou'dst thou her, nor cou'd she thee survive.
Farewell! who living didst support the State,
And coud'st not fall but with thy Country's Fate.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net