...clumsy ; so that though he recovers himself in the final line, the general effect is much damaged : ' Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve...morn the marshalling in arms — the day Battle's magnificently stern array. The thunder- clouds close o'er it, which when rent, The earth is covered...

...were almost forced from him despite his will by the spirit of poetry : ' Last noon beheld them lull of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly...The morn the marshalling in arms ; the day Battle's magnificently stern array ! The thunder-clouds close o'er it.1 Never, indeed, was there a better theme...

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...car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war. ********** " Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve...beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal sound of strife, The morn, the marshalling in arms — the day Battle's magnificently-stern...

...instils The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve...midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshaling in anus, — the day Battle's magnificently stern array ! The thunder-clouds close o'er...

...trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this liery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning...morn the marshalling in arms, — the day Battle's magnificently -stern army ! The thunder-clouds close o'er it, which when rent The earth is covered...

...unreturning brave, — alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass...burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. XXVIII. ' Last noon beheld them lull of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight...

...unreturning brave. Alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass, While now beneath them ; but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass...burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low." These verses, so much admired and so popular, are a good example of emotions which are the means of...

...uureturning brave, — alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass "YVJiich now beneath them , but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling 0ii the foe And burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. XXVIII. Last noon beheld them full...

...now beneath them, but above shall grow In i is next verdure, when tins fiery mass Of living vuluur, rolling on the foe And. burning' with high hope, shall...low. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life. Last ev« in beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal sound of strife, • The morn...