The lord of the isles . esquerange of the Ardnamurchan hills. Many ruinous castles, situated generallyupon cliffs overhanging the ocean, add interest to the scene. Those ofDonolly and Dunstaffnage are first passed, then that of Duart, formerlybelonging to the chief of the warlike and powerful sept of Macleans, and thescene of Miss Baillies beautiful tragedy, entitled the Family Legend. Stillpassing on to the northward, Artornish and Aros become visible upon theopposite shores ; and. lastly. Mingarry. and other ruins of less distinguishednote. In fine weather, a grander and more impressive scen
The lord of the isles . esquerange of the Ardnamurchan hills. Many ruinous castles, situated generallyupon cliffs overhanging the ocean, add interest to the scene. Those ofDonolly and Dunstaffnage are first passed, then that of Duart, formerlybelonging to the chief of the warlike and powerful sept of Macleans, and thescene of Miss Baillies beautiful tragedy, entitled the Family Legend. Stillpassing on to the northward, Artornish and Aros become visible upon theopposite shores ; and. lastly. Mingarry. and other ruins of less distinguishednote. In fine weather, a grander and more impressive scene, both from itsnatural beauties, and associations with ancient history and tradition, canhardly be imagined. When the weather is rough, the passage is both difficultand dangerous, from the narrowness of the channel, and in part from thenumber of inland lakes, out of which sally forth a number of conflicting and THE LORD OK THE Where thwarting tides, with mingled roar,Tart thy swarth hills from Morvens shore. 37. VIII. Daughter, she said, these seas behold,Round twice a hundred islands rolld,From Hirt, that hears their northern roar,To the green Hays fertile shore ;T thwarting tides, making the navigation perilous to open boats. The suddenHaws and gusts of wind which issue without a moments warning from themountain glens, arc equally formidable. So that in unsettled weather, aBtranger, if not much accustomed to the sea, may sometimes add to the othersublime sensations excited by the scene, that feeling of dignity which arisesfrom a sense of danger. 1 The number of the western isles of Scotland exceeds two hundred, ofwhich St. Kilda is the most northerly, anciently called Hirth, or Hirt, pro-bably from earth, being in fart the whole globe to its inhabitants, [lay,which now belongs almost entirely to Walter Campbell, Esq. of Shawfield, is THE LORD OF THE ISLES. Or mainland fittrn, where many a fcoweiOwns thy hold brothers feudal on its own dark cape reclined,An
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