Scott's Lady of the Lake

by Walter Scott

Of waves, I heard a dying groan;

Another flash!—the spearman floats

A weltering corse beside the boats,

And the stern matron o’er him stood,

Her hand and dagger streaming blood.”

XXI.

“‘Revenge! revenge!’ the Saxons cried—

The Gael’s exulting shout replied.

Despite the elemental rage,