The expulsion of the natives of the glen

Woe, woe, son of the Lowlander,
Why wilt thou leave thine own bonny Border?
Why comes thou hither, disturbing the Highlander,
Wasting the glen that was once in fair order?

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English poet best known for his free translation of Omar Khayyám's "Rubáiyát," one of the most popular poems in English.

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