There came lord Elcho and O’Neil,
Who to their Prince did plainly tell
How all had gone at Inverness,
Since the fatal day of their distress;
That all the Clans were scattered,
So as rally again, they ne’er cou’d;
For the Duke had parties ev’rywhere
To burn and plunder, none did spare
Who with them were the least concern’d,
So where to flee must be determin’d.