The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

spoons · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject: Burns Quotation on memorial

I am sure I have seen this on a memorial recently but cannot find it.........

"For gold the merchant ploughs the main.
The farmer ploughs the manor;
But glory is the sodgers prize,
The sodgers wealth his honour;
The brave poor sodger ne'er despise,
Nor count him as a stranger;
Remember he's his country's stay,
In days and hour of danger"

It's the last verse of Robert Burns song 'The Soldier's Return'. Anyone recall where it might be?

\Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject:

Paul

Halkirk in Caithness has the first verse. Is that what you are thinking of?

Cheers

Adam

spoons · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject:

Yes, that's the one. I knew I had read the last verse somewhere and thought it was on the thread but now I see it was posted in the thread. Thanks

\Paul

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

I have now posted a school memorial in Edinburgh which quotes the last four lines of the last verse of this poem

Dr Guthrie's School http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4704

Regards

Adam