Every new tribe which joined the camp brought with it some new cause of dissension.

In the hour of peril, the most arrogant and mutinous spirits will often submit to the guidance of superior genius.

Yet, even in the hour of peril, and even to the genius of Dundee, the Celtic chiefs had gelded but a precarious and imperfect obedience.

To restrain them, when intoxicated with success and confident of their strength, would probably have been too hard a task even for him, as it had been, in the preceding generation, too hard a task for Montrose.

The new general did nothing but hesitate and blunder.