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Dhu had proudly sworn To drown his love in war's wild roar�察�Nor think of Ellen Douglas more�察�But he who stems a stream with sand�察�And fetters flame with flaxen band�察�Has yet a harder task to prove�察�By firm resolve to conquer love� �Eve finds the Chief�察�like restless ghost�察�Still hovering near his treasure lost�察�For though his haughty heart deny A parting meeting to his eye Still fondly strains his anxious ear The accents of her voice to hear�察�And inly did he curse the breeze That waked to sound the rustling trees。 But hark� �what mingles in the strain�拭�It is the harp of Allan´bane�察�That wakes its measure slow and high�察�Attuned to sacred minstrelsy。 What melting voice attends the strings�拭�'Tis Ellen�察�or an angel�察�sings。
XXIX。
Hymn to the Virgin。
Ave。 Maria� �maiden mild� �Listen to a maiden's prayer� �Thou canst hear though from the wild�察 �Thou canst save amid despair。 Safe may we sleep beneath thy care�察 �Though banished�察�outcast�察�and reviled Maiden� �hear a maiden's prayer�察 �Mother�察�hear a suppliant child� �Ave Maria��
Ave Maria� �undefiled� �The flinty couch we now must share Shall seem with down of eider piled�察 �If thy protection hover there。 The murky cavern's heavy air Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled�察�Then�察�Maiden� �hear a maiden's prayer�察 �Mother�察�list a suppliant child� �Ave Maria��
Ave。 Maria� �stainless styled� �Foul demons of the earth and air�察�From this their wonted haunt exiled�察 �Shall flee before thy presence fair。 We bow us to our lot of care�察 �Beneath thy guidance reconciled�此�Hear for a maid a maiden's prayer�察 �And for a father hear a child� �Ave Maria��
XXX。
Died on the harp the closing hymn�察�Unmoved in attitude and limb�察�As listening still�察�Clan´Alpine's lord Stood leaning on his heavy sword�察�Until the page with humble sign Twice pointed to the sun's decline。 Then while his plaid he round him cast�察�'It is the last time'tis the last��' He muttered thrice��'the last time e'er That angel´voice shall Roderick hear'' It was a goading thought��his stride Hied hastier down the mountain´side�察�Sullen he flung him in the boat An instant 'cross the lake it shot。 They landed in that silvery bay�察�And eastward held their hasty way Till�察�with the latest beams of light�察�The band arrived on Lanrick height' Where mustered in the vale below Clan´Alpine's men in martial show。
XXXI。
A various scene the clansmen made�此�Some sat�察�some stood�察�some slowly strayer���此�But most�察�with mantles folded round�察�Were couched to rest upon the ground�察�Scarce to be known by curious eye From the deep heather where they lie�察�So well was matched the tartan screen With heath´bell dark and brackens green�察�Unless where�察�here and there�察�a blade Or lance's point a glimmer made�察�Like glow´worm twinkling through the shade。 But when�察�advancing through the gloom�察�They saw the Chieftain's eagle plume�察�Their shout of welcome�察�shrill and wide�察�Shook the steep mountain's steady side。 Thrice it arose�察�and lake and fell Three times returned the martial yell�察�It died upon Bochastle's plain�察�And Silence claimed her evening reign。
CANTO FOURTH。
The Prophecy。
I。
The rose is fairest when 't is budding new�察 �And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears�察�The rose is sweetest washed with morning dew And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears。 O wilding rose�察�whom fancy thus endears�察 �I bid your blossoms in my bonnet wave�察�Emblem of hope and love through future years��' Thus spoke young Norman�察�heir of Armandave�察�What time the sun arose on Vennachar's broad wave。
II。
Such fond conceit�察�half said�察�half sung�察�Love prompted to the bridegroom's tongue。 All while he stripped the wild´rose spray�察�His axe and bow beside him lay�察�For on a pass 'twixt lake and wood A wakeful sentinel he stood。 Hark��on the rock a footstep rung�察�And instant to his arms he sprung。 'Stand�察�or thou diest��What�察�Malise��soon Art thou returned from Braes of Doune。 By thy keen step and glance I know�察�Thou bring'st us tidings of the foe。' For while the Fiery Cross tried on�察�On distant scout had Malise gone。 'Where sleeps the Chief��' the henchman said。 'Apart�察�in yonder misty glade�察�To his lone couch I'll be your guide。' Then called a slumberer by his side�察�And stirred him with his slackened bow�察�'Up�察�up�察�Glentarkin� �rouse thee�察�ho� �We seek the Chieftain�察�on the track Keep eagle watch till I come back。'
III。
Together up the pass they sped�此�'What of the foeman��' Norman said。 'Varying reports from near and far�察�This certain��that a band of war Has for two days been ready boune�察�At prompt command to march from Doune�察�King James the while�察�with princely powers�察�Holds revelry in Stirling towers。 Soon will this dark and gathering cloud Speak on our glens in thunder loud。 Inured to bide such bitter bout�察�The warrior's plaid may bear it out�察�But�察�Norman�察�how wilt thou provide A shelter for thy bonny bride�拭�'' 'What� �know ye not that Roderick's care To the lone isle hath caused repair Each maid and matron of the clan�察�And every child and aged man Unfit for arms�察�and given his charge�察�Nor skiff nor shallop�察�boat nor barge�察�Upon these lakes shall float at large�察�But all beside the islet moor�察�That such dear pledge may rest secure��'
IV。
' 'T is well advised��the Chieftain's plan Bespeaks the father of his clan。 But wherefore sleeps Sir Roderick Dhu Apart from all his followers true�拭�' 'It is because last evening´tide Brian an augury hath tried�察�Of that dread kind which must not be Unless in dread extremity�察�The Taghairm called�察�by which�察�afar�察�Our sires foresaw the events of war。 Duncraggan's milk´white bull they slew��'
Malise。
'Ah� �well the gallant brute I knew� �The choicest of the prey we had When swept our merrymen Gallangad。 His hide was snow�察�his horns were dark�察�His red eye glowed like fiery spark�察�So fierce�察�so tameless�察�and so fleet�察�Sore did he cumber our retreat�察�And kept our stoutest kerns in awe�察�Even at the pass of Beal 'maha。 But steep and flinty was the road�察 �And sharp the hurrying pikeman's goad�察�And when we came to Dennan's Row A child might scathless stroke his brow。'
V。
Norman。
'That bull was slain�察�his reeking hide They stretched the cataract beside�察�Whose waters their wild tumult toss Adown the black and craggy boss Of that huge cliff whose ample verge Tradition calls the Hero's Targe。 Couched on a shelf beneath its brink�察�Close where the thundering torrents sink�察�Rocking beneath their headlong sway�察�And drizzled by the ceaseless spray�察�Midst groan of rock and roar of stream�察�The wizard waits prophetic dream。 Nor distant rests the Chief��but hush� �See�察�gliding slow through mist and bush�察�The hermit gains yon rock�察�and stands To gaze upon our slumbering bands。 Seems he not�察�Malise�察�dike a ghost�察�That hovers o'er a slaughtered host�拭�Or raven on the blasted oak�察 �That�察�watching while the deer is broke�察�His morsel claims with sullen croak��'
Malise。
'Peace� �peace� �to other than to me Thy words were evil augury�察�But still I hold Sir Roderick's blade Clan´Alpine's omen and her aid�察�Not aught that�察�gleaned from heaven or hell�察�Yon fiend´begotten Monk can tell。 The Chieftain joins him�察�seeand now Together they descend the brow。'
VI。
And�察�as they came�察�with Alpine's Lord The Hermit Monk held solemn word�此� 'Roderick� �it is a fearful strife�察�For man endowed with mortal life Whose shroud of sentient clay can still Feel feverish pang and fainting chill�察�Whose eye can stare in stony trance Whose hair can rouse like warrior's lance�察�'Tis hard for such to view�察�unfurled�察�The curtain of the future world。 Yet�察�witness every quaking limb�察�My sunken pulse�察�mine eyeballs dim�察�My soul with harrowing anguish torn�察 �This for my Chieftain have I borne� �The shapes that sought my fearful couch A human tongue may ne'er avouch�察�No mortal mansave he�察�who�察�bred Between the living and the dead�察�Is gifted beyond nature's law Had e'er survived to say he saw。 At length the fateful answer came In characters of living flame� �Not spoke in word�察�nor blazed in scroll�察�But borne and branded on my soul�此�WHICH SPILLS THE FOREMOST FOEMAN'S LIFE�察�THAT PARTY CONQUERS IN THE STRIFE。'
VII。
'Thanks�察�Brian�察�for thy zeal and care� �Good is shine augury�察�and fair。 Clan´Alpine ne'er in battle stood But first our broadswords tasted blood。 A surer victim still I know�察�Self´offered to the auspicious blow�此�A spy has sought my land this morn�察�No eve shall witness his return� �My followers guard each pass's mouth�察�To east�察�to westward�察�and to south�察�Red Murdoch�察�bribed to be his guide�察�Has charge to lead his steps aside�察�Till in deep path or dingle brown He light on those shall bring him clown。 But see�察�who comes his news to show� �Malise� �what tidings of the foe��'
VIII。
'At Doune�察�o'er many a spear and glaive Two Barons proud their banners wave。 I saw the Moray's silver star�察�And marked the sable pale of Mar。' 'By Alpine's soul�察�high tidings those� �I love to hear of worthy foes。 When move they on��' 'To´morrow's noon Will see them here for battle boune。' 'Then shall it see a meeting stern� �But�察�for the place��say�察�couldst th