...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger come with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag...

...stranger came with iron hand, A nd fi am our fathers reft the laud. Where dwell we now? see rudely swcU Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread. For fattened steer or household breed; Ask we lor flucks these shingle» dry, And well the mountain might reply,. — ' To you, as-to...

...succession gay, Deep waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slope« and groves between ¡— i Those fertile plains, that softened vale. Were, once the birth-right of the Gael; The .stranger саше wiih iron hand. And from our futhers reft the land. Where dwell we now? see rudely swell Cn'.g...

...The stranger came with iron hand, And from onr fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now! See rndely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fattened steer or honsehold hread ; Ask we for flocks Ihcse shingles dry, And well the mountain might reply — ' To...

...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between :— These fertile plains, that soften d vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael; The stranger...fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fatten'd steer or household bread ; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might...

...described in the verse of Sir Walter Scott. The Caffre chief would exclaim, like Roderick Dhu : — " ' These fertile plains, that softened vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael. Where dwells he now ? * * * Think 'st thou we will not sally forth To spoil the spoiler as we may,...

...and pastures green. With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, V And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell...

...birth-right of the (¡ael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our father* reft the lamí. Where dwell we now? See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell. Ask we Ibis savage hill we tread, For fatten'd steer or household bread; Ask we for Hocks these shingles dry,...

...send delighted eye, O'er waving fields and pastures green, With gentle slopes, and groves between; These fertile plains, that softened vale Were once the birthright of the Gael. The Saxons came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now? see rudely swell...

...and pastures green, With gentle slopes and groves between : — These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birth-right of the Gael; The stranger...fell o'er fell. Ask we this savage hill we tread, For fatten'd sleer or household bread; Ask we for flocks these shingles dry, And well the mountain might...