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IV.
The Chieftain's couch McDonnel sought;Resolv'd the deed of darkest crime
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And give his name to after-time
In hues of villany sublime.
And he had gain'd that couch's side;
Aloft his weapon hung;
That moment had the warrior died,
By cherish'd adder stung;
But harsh uneasy visions prest
Upon his troubled brain;
And at that instant broke the rest,
That ne'er had broke again!
He saw a form that o'er him stood,
He saw the ensign too of blood,
And up the Hero sprung,
And darted on his unknown foe,
And spite of many a struggling blow,
Around him desperate clung.
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