This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822 Excerpt: ...oft ride in hurricane, And they whose rocky lands and hamlets poor Banking the Nairn stretch downwards to the main; All these in bands, each by its Thane controll'd, Come rank'd beneath the flag of Buchan'sAbthanebold. LXVII. Nor stay the men who dwell beside the hill Of Cromarty, in each contiguous vale, Those by the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822 Excerpt: ...oft ride in hurricane, And they whose rocky lands and hamlets poor Banking the Nairn stretch downwards to the main; All these in bands, each by its Thane controll'd, Come rank'd beneath the flag of Buchan'sAbthanebold. LXVII. Nor stay the men who dwell beside the hill Of Cromarty, in each contiguous vale, Those by the Dornoch flood, and near the rill Sent by Ben Duan down on Berrydale, Thence to the bay where east winds blowing chill With rainy gusts the Sinclair's towers assail, Up to the farthest foreland round whose shore, Incens'd by every wind, th' incessant surges roar: LXVHI. All these obey'd their chief, an honour'd name, Dungald, their aged Thane, whose gentle sway Held half the north subjected, and whose fame Was known in Norway's every creek and bay; For in his youth he held it jovial game, Hoisting his sails upon the liquid way, The Scandian cruisers to their homes to chase, And even within their Invest' avenge th' excursive race. LXIX. Twice thirty years, his people's shepherd, he-Had rul'd in love upon the Caithness shore, And though his looks now White and s'tlver'd be, Firm yet his heart to meet the battle's roar; So, at his king's command, he to the sea Intrusts his galleys and his men once more, And from the bay of Rice has set his sail To meet his gladden'd king with aids that never fail. LXX. Meantime, while these sail round to meet the war, The south is up and musters all her force; First Lothian's land, up-rous'd by young Dunbar, Assembles all her infantry and horse, From where the Tyne, through corn-fields green and fair, Hurries from Fala to the sea his course; From where the double veins of Esk rill down Their silv'ry whirling waves by castle and by town; LXXI. From where Uunedin on her throne of rule Sits queen, and sways her scept...
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