[{"node":{"title":"Ferg026","Collections":"Conary","Contributor":"Linen Hall Library","Coverage":"1880","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Saturday, March 12, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Ferg026","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Duftach, Ferflath, Govnan","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/ferg026","Publisher":"Linen Hall Library","Relation":"Linen Hall Library","Rights":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA","Scanned image":{"src":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Ferg026_2.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeffRoll outward ; and the clash and clamour heard\nOf falling foes before ; and, over it,\nThe yelling pibroch ; but, anon, the din\nGrew distant and more distant ; and they heard\nInstead, at every door new onset loud,\nAnd cry of \" Fire ! \" \" Bring fire ! \" \n\n\" Behoves us make\nA champion-circuit of the house at large,\"\nSaid Conary. \" Thou, Duftach, who, I see,\nCan'st hardly keep the weapon in thy hand\nFrom flying on these caitiffs of itself.\nLead thou, and take two cohorts of the guard,\nAnd let another piper play you on.\"\n\" I fear them, these red pipers,\" said the boy.\n\" Peace, little Ferflath, thou art but a child,\"\nSaid Duftach. \" Come, companions ( \u2014 patience,\nspear ! \u2014 )\nBlow up the pibroch ; warriors, follow me ! \"\nAnd forth they went, and with them rushed amain\nSenchad and Govnan and the thick-hair'd three\nOf Pictland with a shout ; and all who heard\nDeemed that the spear of Keltar shouted too\nThe loudest and the fiercest of them all.\nSo issued Duftach's band : the hosts within\nHeard the commotion and the hurtling rout\nHalf round the house, and heard the mingling scream\nOf pipes and death-cries far into the night ;\nBut distant and more distant grew the din.\nAnd Duftach came not back : but thronging back\nCame the assailants, and at every door\nJoined simultaneous battle once again. \n","Type":"Text"}}]