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Horses the valleys are tramping on, Sleek from the Sacsanach manger— Creachts the hills are encamping on, Empty the bawns of the stranger!

From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

The king may be whar ye say," replied she; "but General Leslie and our men are encamping upon the Law; and they are a host whose numbers seem countless as the sand upon the sea-shore.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various

Horses the valleys are tramping on, Sleek from the Sassenach manger; Creaghts the hills are encamping on, Empty the bawns of the stranger!

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various

Depend on it, it will be their endeavour to draw you away, so that they may attack you when you are encamping in the forest or open ground.”

From The Settlers A Tale of Virginia by Kingston, William Henry Giles