It is probable that few even of the chiefs were disposed to leave so rich a price for the sake of King James.

Dundee himself might at that moment have been unable to persuade his followers to quit the heaps of spoil, and to complete the great work of the day; and Dundee was no more.
At the beginning of the action he had taken his place in front of his little band of cavalry.

He bade them follow him, and rode forward.

But it seemed to be decreed that, on that day, the Lowland Scotch should in both armies appear to disadvantage.

The horse hesitated.