Lord Ullin's Daughter Summary Class 9 English

Lord Alan's daughter with Thomas Capel
Thomas Gambel is a Scottish poet who
wrote motivational literature often very
emotional so much so that people
remember him as much for his poems as
for his stirring patriotic war songs
synopsis Scotland is surrounded by many
small islands with deep blue lakes to
call rocks and rocky islets dotting the
coastline Lord Alan's daughter is a
romantic poem about how a young Scottish
chieftain flees with a pretty daughter
of another chieftain a furious man who
did not quite approve of the badge on a
certain day the brave young chief of
Alois Island and Lord Alan's winsome
daughter decided to elope and get
married much against the old man's will
after a hot pursuit of the eloping
couple for three days when Lord Allen
reached the coast he was dismayed to
find his daughter and the young
chieftain had already got into a rowboat
cast off and we're in the thick of
stormy rough seas raging with towering
horrendous waves seeing the raging waves
the old chieftains rocked change into
mailing and he implored the young couple
to come back since he was willing to
forgive the brave young chief sad to say
the sea was too rough and unforgiving
the waves washed over the fleeing couple
and they never came back if you like sea
stories read the cruel sea another
fantastic story by Nicholas Messara Lord
Alan's daughter now let's read the poem
in its totality
lorilynn's daughter a chieftain to the
Highlands bound Christ Portman do not
tarry
and I give the silver pound to row us
over the ferry now who be ye would cross
lock guile this dark and stormy weather
oh I am the chief of all was I and this
Lord Alan's daughter and fast before her
father's men three days we have fled
together for should he find us in the
Glen my blood would stain the Heather
his horsemen heart behind us ride should
they are steps discover then who will
cheer my bonny bride when they have
slain her lover out spoke the hardy
Highland white I'll go my chief I am
ready it's not for your silver bright
but for your winds winsome lady but for
your winsome lady and by my word the
body bird in danger shall not tarry so
though the waves are raging white I'll
row you over the ferry by this the storm
grew louder pace the water rates were
shrieking and in the scowl of heaven
each face grew dark as they were
speaking but still as Wilder blue the
wind and as the night grew drearier a
down the Glen Road armed and the
trampling sounded nearer Oh hist the
haste the lady Christ though tempests
round us gather I meet the raging of the
skies but not an angry father the boat
has left a straw me land and a stormy
sea before her when all too strong for
human hand the tempest gathered over her
and still they rolled amidst the roar of
waters fast prevailing not Alan greased
that fatal showed his rocked was changed
to wailing for so dismayed through storm
and shade his child he did
discover one lovely hand she stretched
for aid and one was round her lover come
back come back he cried in grief across
the stormy water and I forgive your
Highland chief my daughter oh my
daughter
twas in vain the loud waves lashed the
shore return or aid preventing the water
while went over his child
and he was left lamenting look at the
towering waves and the raging sea that
can shatter a boat on the rocks here are
some new words for you to learn carry
means to linger dally or waste time and
Isle is an island Glen is a Scottish
word a deep narrow valley especially in
the mountains of Scotland Heather is a
low spreading plant with woody stems
small spiky leaves and purple pink or
white flowers bonnie is scottish or
english word which means lovely or
attractive white means valiant skilled
and fighting winsome pleasing because of
a childlike charm and innocence raging
angry furious abyss which means quickly
in another point we might read work a
pace pace a pace which means work
quickly work fast wraith is a ghost a
specter or a spirit scowl is a frown
black dirty look a down this is an
archaic word which means coming down
trampling it's like the hooves of horses
it means stamping treading or walking
over prevailing means conquering
overcoming
Rock means anger exasperation wailing
lamenting crime bemoaning so in pain
distressed feigned dismayed which means
disconcerting shocked disturbed weighing
which means futile
useless to know away lashed beat against
pounded dashed against lamenting wailing
morning
sobbing here is a picture showing you
the tranquil waters in the lock of
Scotland and there is another picture of
the many moods of the sea the sea can be
a very very gentle servant but it can be
an evil master so man has always learned
to go along with the sea he has a
picture of a high end brave and a wind
some young Highlander the Scottish clans
which means the families often fought
pitched battles against one another of
futile each plan had distinctive tartan
checks when they rolled their skirts men
wore skirts also and stockings and
garters and they tucked a Dirk which is
a dagger in their stocking today's
scotsman wear neckties which are
reminiscent of the traditional tartan
insignia or their family sign some more
tartan checks in different Scottish
costumes for you to have a look at and
Scottish bagpipe is traditional musical
instrument in the High Line Scotland
apart from feeling emotional about this
point you feel you've learned something
new about Scotland about the Highlanders
and their traditions all lang syne
what's that learn something about a lang
syne
you can even hear it from a bagpipe see
you soon with a new lesson the seven
ages