Keppoch song

SUPPLEMENT. 2.53
denied his right of succession, though he
had procured peace to King William
throughout the West Highlands. Such
was his requittal ! A th — f, a r— bb-r, was
allowed to seize upon, and possess himself
of the castle of Ennerlochy, and its perti-
nents, under a pretence of a seal grant as
donatar of Argyle's forfeiture, anno 1684,
though in anno 1689, an act was passed
" rescinding the forfeiture of the earl of
Argyle, and another act of dissolution of
lands to the crown in the reign of King
James." In support of this last act, I took
up arms; for thou by thy clan act didst
favour pretending superiors and th-v— s.
In my utter ruin didst thou triumph, O
moon of H--n-v--r, and didst reward trai-
tors with my spoils. I bowed my head in
anguish; I and my brethren sunk to the
grave in depression and indigence ; we saw
not the evil days of 1745 ; our bones do not
rest in the grave of our fathers. Thou, O
moon of H~n— v— r didst suffer a total ec-
lipse, and appeared again in the person of
the second George. Rebellion now reared
its head with more daring aspect. It