Not spoke in word, nor blazed[230] in scroll,
But borne and branded on my soul;—
Which spills the foremost foeman’s life,
That party conquers in the strife.”—
[VII.]
“Thanks, Brian, for thy zeal and care!
Good is thine augury, and fair.
Clan-Alpine ne’er in battle stood,
But first our broadswords tasted blood.
A surer victim still I know,