"This beautiful song was composed by an Irish youth who fell in love with a nobleman's daughter in tlie Highlands. Hav- ing received the lady's consent, lie eloped with her. Her two brothers pursued them on horseback, and found them on a Sun. day moruing in a glen, where tbey had passed the night ;— the struggle commenced between the young gentlemen and the unfortunate lover ; wl»o had the nnexpressible anguish of kill- ing his sweetheart in the contest, with, his own sword. He was then taken prisoner, and carried to .iail, where he composed this heart-melting song a few days before his execution. — The se- cond stanza, which was not in the copy formerly printed, is now given; and the song is now printed correctly, for the first time."