As cauld a wind as ever blew,
As caulder kirk, and in’t but few;
As cauld a minister’s e’er spak,
Ye’se a’ be het ere I come back.
XXXIV.
THE LEAGUE AND COVENANT.
[In answer to a gentleman, who called the solemn League and Covenant ridiculous and fanatical.]
The solemn League and Covenant
Cost Scotland blood—cost Scotland tears;
But it sealed freedom’s sacred cause—
If thou’rt a slave, indulge thy sneers.