\"Atleast,letmenotinterruptyourharmony,Annot,\"saidLordMenteith,\"thoughmyarrivalmaybreeddiscordelsewhere。MycousinAllanneedstheassistanceofyourvoiceandmusic。\"
\"Mypreserver,\"saidAnnotLyle,\"hasarighttomypoorexertions;andyou,too,mylord,——you,too,aremypreserver,andwerethemostactivetosavealifethatisworthlessenough,unlessitcanbenefitmyprotectors。\"
Sosaying,shesatedownatalittledistanceuponthebenchonwhichAllanM\'Aulaywasplaced,andtuningherclairshach,asmallharp,aboutthirtyinchesinheight,sheaccompanieditwithhervoice。TheairwasanancientGaelicmelody,andthewords,whichweresupposedtobeveryold,wereinthesamelanguage;butwesubjoinatranslationofthem,bySecundusMacpherson,Esq。ofGlenforgen,which,althoughsubmittedtothefettersofEnglishrhythm,wetrustwillbefoundnearlyasgenuineastheversionofOssianbyhiscelebratednamesake。
\"Birdsofomendarkandfoul,Night—crow,raven,bat,andowl,Leavethesickmantohisdream——
Allnightlongheheardyourscream——