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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=523204" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Mother's Lesson</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Come hither an' sit on my knee, Willie,<br>Come hither an' sit on my knee,<br>An' list while I tell how your brave brither fell,<br>Fechtin' for you an' for me:<br>Fechtin' for you an' for me, Willie,<br>Wi' his guid sword in his han'.<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Ye min' o' your ain brither dear, Willie,<br>Ye min' o' your ain brither dear,<br>How he pettled ye aye wi' his pliskies an' play,<br>An' was aye sae cantie o' cheer:<br>Aye sae cantie o' cheer, Willie,<br>As he steppit sae tall an' sae gran',<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun, Willie,<br>D'ye min' when the bull had ye doun?<br>D'ye min' wha grippit ye fra the big bull,<br>D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun'?<br>D'ye min' o' his muckle red woun', Willie,<br>D'ye min' how the bluid doun ran?<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>D'ye min' when we a' wanted bread, Willie,<br>the year when we a' wanted bread?<br>How he smiled when he saw the het parritch an' a',<br>An' gaed cauld an' toom to his bed:<br>Gaed awa' toom to his bed, Willie,<br>For the love o' wee Willie an' Nan?<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Next simmer was bright but an' ben, Willie,<br>Next simmer was bright but an' ben,<br>When there cam a gran' cry like a win' strang an' high<br>By loch, an' mountain, an' glen:<br>By loch, an' mountain, an' glen, Willie,<br>The cry o' a far forrin lan',<br>An' up loupit ilka brave man, Willie,<br>Up loupit ilka brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>For the voice cam saying, 'Wha 'll gang?' Willie,<br>The voice cam saying, 'Wha'll gang<br>To fecht owre the sea that the slave may be free,<br>An' the weak be safe fra' the strang?'<br>The weak be safe fra' the strang, Willie;<br>Rab looked on Willie an' Nan,<br>An' hech, but he was a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but he was a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>I kent by his een he was gaun, Willie,<br>I kent by his een he was gaun,<br>An' he rose like a chief: twice we spak in our grief-<br>'Dinna gang!' 'My mither, I maun!'<br>When he said, 'My mither, I maun,' Willie,<br>I gied him his sword to his han'.<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>An' sae it happened afar, Willie,<br>Sae it happened afar,<br>In the dead midnight there rose a great fecht,<br>An' Rab was first i' the war:<br>First i' the haur o' the war, Willie,<br>Wi' his guid sword in his han'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>An' there cam' a dark wicked lord, Willie,<br>There cam' a dark wicked lord,<br>An' oh my guid God! on my bauld bairn he rode,<br>An' smote him wi' his sword:<br>Smote him wi' his sword, Willie,<br>But Rab had his guid sword in han'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>He rushed on the fae in his might, Willie,<br>In his might to the fecht thro' the night,<br>An' he grippit him grim, an' the fae grippit him,<br>An' they rolled owre i' the fecht:<br>They rolled owre i' the fecht, Willie,<br>Rab wi' his guid sword in han'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>When the gran' stowre cleared awa', Willie,<br>When the gran' stowre cleared awa',<br>An' the mornin' drew near in chitter an' in fear,<br>Still, still, in death they lay twa:<br>Still, still, in death they lay twa, Willie,<br>Rab wi' his guid sword in han'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Then up fra the death-sod they bore him, Willie,<br>The young men an' maidens they bore him,<br>An' they mak the rocks ring 'gin my bairn were a king,<br>An' a' the sweet lassies greet owre him:<br>A' the sweet lassies greet owre him, Willie,<br>An' their proud lips kiss his cauld han',<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>An' they big him a green grass grave, Willie,<br>They big him a green grass grave,<br>My ain lad! my ain! an' they write on the stane,<br>'Wha wad na sleep wi' the brave?'<br>An' wha wad na sleep wi' the brave, Willie?<br>Wha wad na dee for his lan'?<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Noo come to yon press wi' me, Willie,<br>Come to yon press wi' me,<br>And I'll show ye somethin' o' auld lang syne,<br>When he was a bairnie like thee:<br>When he was a bairnie like thee, Willie,<br>And stood at my knee where ye stan',<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>D'ye see this wee bit bannet, Willie,<br>-I min' weel the day it was new-<br>See how I haud it here to my heart,<br>His wee bit bannet o' blue:<br>His wee bit bannet o' blue, Willie,<br>Wi' its wee bit cockie an' ban'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>D'ye see his ba' and his stickie, Willie,<br>When he played at the ba';<br>Na, na, ye 're no to tak it in han',<br>Ye 're no sae brave an' sae braw!<br>But gin ye grow braw an' brave, Willie,<br>Aiblins I'se gie 't to your han',<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>An' this was his Guid Buik, Willie,<br>The Guid Buik that he lo'ed,<br>Where he read the Word o' the great guid Lord<br>Wha bought us wi' His bluid.<br>An' will we spare our bluid, Willie,<br>To buy the dear auld lan'?<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>They say he's dead an' gane, Willie,<br>They say he's dead and gane.<br>Wad God my bairnies a' were sons,<br>That ten might gang for ane:<br>Ten might gang for ane, Willie,<br>To save the dear auld lan'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>I'd no be lorn an' lane, Willie,<br>I'd no be lorn an' lane,<br>For gin I had him here by the han'<br>He could na be mair my ain:<br>He'd no be mair my ain, Willie,<br>Gin I grippit him by the han'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>An' oh! gin ye gang fra me, Willie,<br>Gin ye gang as he gaed fra me,<br>Ye'll aye be still as near to my heart<br>As the noo when ye sit on my knee:<br>As the noo when ye sit on my knee, Willie,<br>An' I haud ye by the han'.<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>'An' wad ye no greet at a', mither?<br>Wad ye no greet at a'?'<br>Aye, wad I greet my bonnie bonnie bairn!<br>'An' will ye no greet when I fa'?'<br>Will I no greet when ye fa', Willie?<br>God bless your bonnie wee han'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>I kent weel ye'd be a brave man!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Aye, will I greet day an' night, Willie,<br>Aye, will I greet day an' night!<br>But gin ye can see fra your heaven doun to me,<br>Ye'se no be wae at the sight:<br>Ye'se no be wae at the sight, Willie,<br>E'en in your bright blessed lan'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>I kent weel ye'd be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Ye ken how I greet sae sair, Willie,<br>Ye ken how I greet sae sair,<br>When ye're no my ain guid bairnie the day,<br>An' my een are cloudy wi' care:<br>My een are cloudy wi' care, Willie,<br>An' I lean doun my head on my han',<br>An' think 'Will ye be a guid man, Willie,<br>Ah, will ye grow a guid man?'</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Ye ken when I did na greet sae, Willie,<br>Ye ken when I did na greet sae!<br>Gran' gran' are a proud mither's tears,<br>An' the gate that she gangs in her wae:<br>The gate that she gangs in her wae, Willie,<br>Wi' her foot on her ain proud lan'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Ye min' how ye saw me greet, Willie,<br>Ye min' how ye saw me greet,<br>When the great news cam' to the toun at e'en,<br>An' we heard the shout in the street:<br>We heard the shout in the street, Willie,<br>An' the death-word it rode an' it ran.<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Ye min' how I lift up mine ee', Willie,<br>Ye min' how I lift up mine ee',<br>An' smiled as I smile when I stan' i' the door,<br>An see ye come toddlin' to me:<br>See ye come toddlin' to me, Willie,<br>An' smile afar off where I stan'.<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Thank God for ilk tear I let fa', Willie,<br>Thank God for ilk tear I let fa',<br>For oh, where they wipe awa' tears fra' a' een,<br>Sic tears they wad no wipe awa':<br>Sic tears they wad no wipe awa', Willie,<br>Tho' there's nane may be sad i' that lan'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Noo to your play ye maun gang, Willie,<br>Noo to your play ye maun gang,<br>An' belyve, my ain wee, ye'll come back to my knee,<br>And I'se sing ye an auld Scots sang:<br>I'se sing ye an auld Scots sang, Willie,<br>A sang o' the dear auld lan'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>An' aye d'ye min' what I say, Willie,<br>What ye heard your auld mither say,<br>Better to dee a brave man an' free,<br>Than to live a fause coward for aye:<br>Than to live a fause coward for aye, Willie,<br>An' stan' by the shame o' your lan'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>It's brave to be first at the schule,<br>It's brave to be cock o' the class,<br>It's brave to thwack a strang fule,<br>It's brave to win a wee lass,<br>It's brave to be first wi' the pleugh,<br>An' first i' the reel an' strathspey,<br>An' first at the tod i' the cleugh,<br>An' first at the stag at bay.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>It's brave to be laird o' the glen,<br>It's brave to be chief o' the clan,<br>But he that can dree for his neebor to dee,<br>Oh, he's the true brave man:<br>He's the true brave man, Willie,<br>An' the fame o' his name sall be gran'!<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man, Willie,<br>Hech, but ye'll be a brave man.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sydney+Thompson+Dobell">Sydney Thompson Dobell</a><div class=q>
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Come hither an' sit on my knee,
An' list while I tell how your brave brither fell,
Fechtin' for you an' for me:
Fechtin' for you an' for me, Willie,
Wi' his guid sword in his han'.
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