...display'd Along the mural breach : how oft, beneath Its martial influence, has Scotia's sons Thro' every age with dauntless valour fought On every hostile...star, blest type Of fame unsullied and superior deed, Distinguish'd ornament! their native plant Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly row Of gems, emblaz'd,...

...display'd Along the mural breach : how oft, beneath Its martial influence, has Scotia's sons Thro' every age with dauntless valour fought On every hostile...star, blest type Of fame unsullied and superior deed, Distinguish'd ornament! their native plant Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly row Of gems, emblaz'd,...

...Companion to the silver star, blest type Of fame unsullied and superior deed, Distinguish'd ornament! their native plant Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly...gold, A sacred mark, their glory and their pride. But wouldst thou know how first th' illustrious plant Rose to renown: here the recording muse, While...

...national poem in blank verse, on the Thistle. From the latter we extract the following lines : — How oft beneath Its martial influence have Scotia's...Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly row Of gems emblazed, and flame of radiant gold, A sacred mark, their glory and their pride ! Professor Richardson...

...Contemplation, and a national one on the Thistle, which is in blank verse : — How oft beneath IU martial influence have Scotia's sons, Through every...their breast, Companion to the silver star, blest typo Of fame, unsullied and superior deed, Distinguished ornament ! this native plant Surrounds the...

...national poem in blank verse, on the Thistle. From the latter we extract the following lines : — How oft beneath Its martial influence have Scotia's...Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly row Of gems emblazed, and flame of radiant gold, A sacred mark, their glory and their pride ! Professor Richardson...

...beneath Its martial influenee have Seotia's sons, Through every age, with dauntless valour fought Ou every hostile ground ! While o'er their breast, Companion to the silver star, hlest type Of fame unsullied and auperior deed, Distinguished omament ! their native plant Surrounds...

...attempt, in blank verse, by a welldevised fable, to account for the national emblem of Scotland : — " How oft beneath Its martial influence have Scotia's...unsullied and superior deed. Distinguished ornament ! their native plant Surrounds thu sainted cross, with costly row Of gems emblaz'd, and name of radiant...

...thistle, gives the key-note to the Scottish character. Says Hamilton in his lines to the old emblem : " How oft beneath Its martial influence, have Scotia's...breast, Companion to the silver star, blest type Of fame unsullled and superior deed, Distinguished ornament ! this native plant Surrounds the sainted cross,...

...'Contemplation,' and, in blank verse, a national one on the Thistle, and the order of knighthood named from it : How oft beneath Its martial influence have Scotia's...Surrounds the sainted cross, with costly row Of gems emblazed, and flame of radiant gold, A sacred mark, their glory and their pride ! His ballad of ' The...