But what I own?—I grant him brave, Among his clan the wealth they bring, From peasants slaughter'd in their shed? Like lightning o'er the midnight sky. 1 This is a beautiful cascade made by a mountain stream called the Keltie, at a place called the Bridge of Bracklinn, about a mile from the village of Callander in Menteith. Above a chasm, where the brook precipitates itself from a height of at least fifty feet, there is thrown, for the convenience of the neighbourhood, a rustic foot-bridge, of about three feet in breadth, and without ledges, which is scarcely to be crossed by a stranger without awe and apprehension. M I shudder'd at his brow of gloom, His shadowy plaid, and sable plume! A Douglas knew the word, with fear. To change such odious theme were best,- XV. "What think I of him ?-woe the while That brought such wanderer to our isle! For Tine-man forged by fairy lore,1 If court spy hath harbour'd here, What may we for the Douglas fear? 1 Archibald, the third Earl of Douglas, was so unfortunate in all his enterprises, that he acquired the epithet of TINE-MAN, because he tined, or lost, his followers in every battle which he fought. He was vanquished, as every reader must remember, in the bloody battle of Homildon-hill, near Wooler, where he himself lost an eye, and was made prisoner by Hotspur. He was no less unfortunate when allied with Percy, being wounded and taken at the battle of Shrewsbury. He was so unsuccessful in an attempt to besiege Roxburgh Castle, that it was called the Foul Raid, or disgraceful expedition. His ill fortune left him indeed at the battle of Beaugé, in France; 2 See Appendix, Note D. Inkelder & at his brow of gloom, 1 baughly mien and Indy thes with pillars theme were best. sa of our stranger guest ? XY. • Who think I of Ela ---wee the while His border spears with Honggur's bows, The footstep of a secret f If court spy bath harbour'd here, What may we for the Dongles Your ? Archibald, the third Earl of Dongles, was so unfortunate enterprises, that he acquired the opitber of Tegrotax, bormang fox, bis followers in every battle which he fought. He was v every Wireles kust remember, in the blonde Battle of Homil Wody, when Lạ himself lost an eye, and was made prisoner He was an bois unfortunate when allled with Percy, being w taben estos battle of Shrewsburg. He was so ensuccessful in a to bodega Berburgh Castle, that it was called the Foul Raid, exped Es fortune left him indeed at the battle of Beaugh * See Appendix, Note D. |