XXI.

The Spaniards oft declared he was a girl In male attire, till they beheld his deeds. The oldest soldiers watched his looks in per’l, Obeyed his slightest sign, and where he leads Follow in battle--though the column bleeds. Yet Nial hath not reached his twentieth year! Noble and proud is every thought he feeds. Such was the youth, who Morton counselling clear, His plans to take the Isle arranged the trenches near.