Fhairshon swore a feud Against the clan M,Tavish; Marched into their land To murder and to rafish; For … - William Edmondstoune Aytoun

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William Edmondstoune Aytoun

Fhairshon swore a feud Against the clan M,Tavish; Marched into their land To murder and to rafish; For he did resolve To extirpate the vipers, With four-and-twenty men And five-and-thirty pipers.

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