To reach the ground ere Gaul can thwart the aim
That there full terrible her pride shall tame.
Our warriors through Elgoriága glide,
Fatigue exhausting many a wearied frame,
And toil they faintly up the mountain-side;
But Morton urged their zeal, and Nial touched their pride.
XXVI.
Light-hearted chieftain-boys! No knapsacks they,
No firelock’s weight, no full cartouches bore.
The promptings of their valour they obey;