Proudly our pibroch has thrilled in Glen Fruin, And Bannochar's groans to our slogan replied; Glen Luss and Ross-dhu, they are smoking in ruin, And the best of Loch-Lomond lie dead on her side. Widow and Saxon maid Long shall lament our raid, Think of Clan Alpine with fear and with woe; Lennox and Leven-glen Shake when they hear again, "Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! ieroe!" Row, vassals, row for the pride of the Highlands! Stretch to your oars for the evergreen pine! O that the rosebud that graces yon islands Were wreathed in a garland around him to twine! O that some seedling gem, Worthy such noble stem, Honored and blessed in their shadow might grow! Loud should Clan Alpine then Ring from her deepmost glen, "Roderigh Vich Alpine dhu, ho! ieroe!" The last of the common feet which we shall have to consider in reading English poetry is called _dactyl_. This foot consists of three syllables, the first of which is accented. Scott's _Boat Song_ is a very fine example of _dactylic tetrameter_, in which the last foot consists either of a _trochee_ (see page 16) or of a single accented syllable. In every stanza there are four short lines of _dactylic dimeter_. Study the four lines which we have divided for you below: Hail' to the | chief' who in | tri'umph ad|van'ces! Hon'ored and | blest' be the | ev'er green | pine!' Long' may the | tree', in his | ban'ner that | glan'ces, Flou'rish, the | shel'ter and | grace' of our | line.' This is one of the finest meters in which poetry may be written, and one which you will learn to recognize and like whenever you see it. To assist you in remembering what we have said on this subject in the four poems we have studied, we will give this brief outline: Poetic feet 1. Consisting of two syllables: _Iambic_, when the second syllable is accented. Example: I wan'|dered lone|ly as'| a cloud'. _Trochaic_, when the first syllable is accented. Example: Scots', who | have' with | Wal'lace | bled'. 2. Consisting of three syllables: _Anapestic_, when the third syllable is accented. Example: How dear' | to my heart' | are the scenes' | of my child'|hood. _Dactylic_, when the first syllable is accented. Example: Hail' to the | chief' who in | tri'umph ad|van'ces. There are two other feet which are found occasionally in English poetry, namely the _spondee_, which has two accented syllables, and the _amphilbrach_, which consists of three syllables with the accent on the middle one.