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cheering of the people who had cauaht the firsl sight of Her. (10) The tniiiiiiet
sounded. _ (It) The Marquis called out in a loud and manly tone, " ^ons of the Gael,
Re ready. (12) Pift-en pipers .struck up one strain of welcome. (13) Every head
"M "ared. (l4) The sky rent with shouts of jov. (15) The Breadalbane flag was
pulled down, and up went the Royal Briti.-h ensign, supported l.v Macdoiigall «{
-Lorn, with drawn sword. (16) The big guns opened their in..uths and roan-il fiuiu
ever>- height. (17) A thousand dills and glens re-echoed the smind. ( 8) L K-h i ay
carried the thunder from plnce to place, and from shore to ^Imre. ( 19) Sta" and roe
with their branching antlers, miglit be seen boundius to tlie liill t.M)s ; ),la<k-(c"-k
and partndge were inst.mtlv en tlic wing; hares and rabbit^ went s.'udding utf •
and the sober rattle lioistcl their t lils and joined tlu- ui-nc-ral scurrv. (20) .biv
.every si<le : àn<l uiirtli, and plea'sure, and pciiiii, and festivity tilled
abounded on
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LESSON X.
Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe.
(1) Ana measg nan conili-.sti'ithean griineach nacli
b' ainneamh aig clanna Ghàidheal, is iomadh Hatha fuileach
agus deannal cruaidh a cluiireadh air fraoch-bheanna goiiiia
nan Garbh-chrioch, air nach eil iumradh no ainm aig lluehd-
seauachais san llinn so. (2) B' aim diubh so a' cholnne
glyirbn-bhuilleach a thutr na Camshronaicli do Chlunn-an-
Tòisich aig bràigli Locb-iall.
(3) Blia Mac-an-Tòisich san am sin ag agairt coir air fearann
Mhic-DhòmJinaill-Dnibb, agiis air tigb nan Camshronach a
chur fo smachd. (4) Gliliiais e le dà-cliiad ceathaniach
sgairteil, fo n armaibh, do n tir Abraich. (5) Ghabh e air
adhart troimli 'n dùthaich gun bhacadh, giis an do rainig e
cearni Loch-iall, far an do cbaidil e fliein agus a dhaoine. (6)
Aig eirigh na gi-eine sa" inliadainn thog iad orra "mach ri giial-
ainn Beinn-an-t>Sneacbda, gii tilleadh dliachaidh d' an tir fliein
troimh tliaobh Locb-Arcaig. (7) Cba b" fliada cliaidh iad air
an adhai-t giis am fac' iad Mac-Dhòmhnaill-Diiibh le sè-fichead
gaisgeach a" tigbinn na n còmbdhail. (8) Tliuig iad gii matb
nacb bu cbomlidbail cbàirdeil a. bba air an aire, agus dheasaicb
gach fear e fbein gu bas-ghleacbd. (9) Bba^ cotbrom a' bbiiitb-
aicb aig na Canisbronaicb, acb bba am ban-aclid sbiaigb air
taobb nan Toiseacb. (10) Sbeas Mac-an-Tòisicb agus a dliaome
air lleanaig letb-blu'xitbaicb, mu nilieadbon a" mliàim, agus
cridlie gacli fir air mbire gu còmli-stri. (11) Mar bbeiun-
sleibbe a' sguabadb a' gbarbblaicb, bbuail na Canisbronaicb
g' an ionnsaidb, agus buaidb no bàs an gniiis gacb seòid. (12)
Lèum na glas-lamian a truaillean, agus gbrad tbiiiailleadli
gorm-blirat diàicbdacb a' bblair le fuil cliraobbacb nan llaocli
borb. (13) Acb comliarraicbte os cioiin gacb trexm-fliir.