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title: "The Solemn League and Covenant"
author: "Robert Burns"
form: "Poem"
year: "1795"
location: "Dumfries"
source: "Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns"
source_url: "https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1279/pg1279.txt"
canonical_url: "https://robert-burns.com/poems/the-solemn-league-and-covenant/"
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# The Solemn League and Covenant

## Poem
The Solemn League and Covenant  
Now brings a smile, now brings a tear;  
But sacred Freedom, too, was theirs:  
If thou’rt a slave, indulge thy sneer.

Compliments Of John Syme Of Ryedale

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Source: [Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1279/pg1279.txt)  
Canonical HTML: https://robert-burns.com/poems/the-solemn-league-and-covenant/