Ye Irish lords, ye knights an' squires, Wha represent our Brughs an' Shires, An' doucely manage our affairs In Parliament, To you a simple poet's pray'rs Are humbly sent. Alas! my roupet Muse is ...

William Logan was an officer who served in the American war. Although the poem indicates that he was a Captain and sometimes even a Major, he was in fact a lieutenant on half-pay when he encountered ...