Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Scotland: Vols. VI–VIII. 1876–79. | | | | Introductory | | Gathering of the MacDonalds | | Anonymous |
| | | COME along, my brave clans, | |
| There ’s nae friends sae stanch and true; | |
| Come along, my brave clans, | |
| There ’s nae lads sae leal as you. | |
| Come along, Clan Donuil, | 5 |
| Frae ’mang your birks and heather braes; | |
| Come with bold Macalister, | |
| Wilder than his mountain raes. | |
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| Gather, gather, gather, | |
| From Loch Morar to Argyle; | 10 |
| Come from Castle Tuirim, | |
| Come from Moidart and the isles. | |
| Macallan is the hero | |
| That will lead you to the field: | |
| Gather, bold Siolallain, | 15 |
| Sons of them that never yield. | |
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| Gather, gather, gather, | |
| Gather from Lochaber glen: | |
| Mac-Mic-Rannail calls you; | |
| Come from Taroph, Roy, and Spean. | 20 |
| Gather, brave Clan Donuil, | |
| Many sons of might you know; | |
| Lenochan ’s your brother, | |
| Auchterechtan and Glencoe. | |
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| Gather, gather, gather, | 25 |
| ’T is your prince that needs your arm: | |
| Though Macconnel leaves you, | |
| Dread no danger or alarm. | |
| Come from field and foray, | |
| Come from sickle and from plough, | 30 |
| Come from cairn and correi, | |
| From deer-wake and driving to. | |
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| Gather, bold Clan Donuil; | |
| Come with haversack and cord; | |
| Come not late with meal or cake, | 35 |
| But come with dirk and gun and sword. | |
| Down into the Lowlands, | |
| Plenty bides by dale and burn, | |
| Gather, brave Clan Donuil, | |
| Riches wait on your return. | 40 | | | |
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