Thomas Campbell was a 19th century Scottish poet known for his sentimental poetry about human affairs. He helped found the University of London and wrote patriotic war songs. Campbell was educated at Glasgow High School and University where he won prizes for classics and verse writing. His poem Glenara and the ballad Lord Ullin's Daughter were inspired by a visit to Mull and tell the story of a father's grief over losing his daughter in a storm as she tries to cross water to be with her lover.

2. Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June
1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered
for his sentimental poetry dealing specially
with human affairs. He was also one of the
initiators of a plan to found what became the
University of London. In 1799, he wrote 'The
Pleasures of Hope' a traditional 18th century
survey in heroic couplets. He also produced
several stirring patriotic war songs- Ye
Mariners of England, The Soldier's
Dream, Hohenlinden and in 1801, The Battle of
Mad and Strange Turkish Princes.[1]
Campbell, who was educated at the Glasgow
High School and University of Glasgow, won
prizes for classics and for verse-writing. He
spent the holidays as a tutor in the western
Highlands. His poem Glenara and the ballad
of Lord Ullin's Daughter owe their origin to a
visit to Mull.

3. “The boat has left a stormy land,
A stormy sea before her,
When O! too strong for human hand
The tempest gather’d o’er her.”
In these lines of the stanza the story turns within a thrilling night at the shore and
Finally boat started moving from the bank and the storm was howling before her
And it was uncontrollable and this wild was impossible for a human to face…
The innocents were bounded by the fierce storm and they all were Trapped…….

4. “And still they row’d amidst the roar
Of waters fast prevailing.
Lord Ullin reach’d that fatal shore,
His wrath was changed to wailing.”
But still the brave boatman row’d the boat in the middle of the storming weather
And slowly the power of the storm was overcoming the confidence to flee and
Tides and water was rising very high. Lord Ullin then finally reached the dreadful
Shore of her daughter where when she saw his daughter captured and slowly
sucked by storm his anger and wrath changed to lamenting and bemoaning.
His situation was different, he was terrified seeing his daughter’s condition

5. “For, sore dismay’d through storm and shade,
His child he did discover:-
One lovely hand she stretch’d for aid,
And one was round her lover.”
And when he realizes his mistakes and saw her daughter in crises in storm
And he was remembering all the days spent with her…giggling and laughing.
Only calm hand of the daughter was round the neck of her lover and other
Towards his father asking for aid and help. Lord Ullin was were frightened….

6. “Come back! Come back! ” he cried in grief.
“Across this stormy water:
And I’ll forgive your highland chief,
My daughter!- O my daughter! “
Lord wanted her daughter to be back at any cost ….He kept on lamenting
and crying in sorrow and shouting to Come back across the river. He
promised to forgive the Chief and also accepted their marriage. But it
was all in vain till the time his daughter could come back the nature had closed
its doors and left Ullin speechless.

7. ‘T was vain: the loud waves lash’d the shore,
Return or aid preventing:
The water wild went o’er his child,
And he was left lamenting.
But Lord’s mistake took a lot of time to realize it But it was late
And waves lashed out at the shore. No help was possible to give to
His daughter and nature was harsh when a giant wave became the
cause of Ullin’s sorrow. His daughter was lost forever and the Lord
was left moaning……