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Yet was Rob Roy as wise as brave;Forgive me if the phrase be strong;—A Poet worthy of Rob RoyMust scorn a timid song.
Say, then, that he was wise as braveAs wise in thought as bold in deed:For in the principles of thingsHe sought his moral creed.
Said generous Rob, "What need of Books?"Burn all the Statutes and their shelves:"They stir us up against our Kind;"And worse, against Ourselves.
"We have a passion, make a law,"Too false to guide us or controul!"And for the law itself we fight"In bitterness of soul.
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