A LEGEND OF MONTROSE.
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Chapter XII.
Faint the din of battle bray'd,
Distant down the hollow wind;
War and terror fled before,
Wounds and death remained behind.
Penrose.
Montrose's splendid success over his powerful rival was not attained without some loss, though not amounting to the tenth of what he inflicted. The obstinate valour of the Campbells cost the lives of many brave men of the opposite party; and more were wounded, the chief of whom was the brave young Earl of Menteith, who had commanded the centre. He was but lightly touched however, and made rather a graceful than a terrible appearance when he
