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A P O E M. 189
Listen, Ton of Alpln, to the tale; thou wilt pour its light on
the dark flream of future years.
The morning was calm on Cona. Mountains faw in Ocean their
gilded heads. The fon of the deer beheld his yovmg branches in the
ftream, when the found of Fingal's horn is heard. Starting, he
aflvs his mother what it means. She, trembling, bids him fly to
the defart. —
■ " This day," faid the king, " we purfue the boar, the deadly
boar of Golbtm."
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We fent the Tons of the diafe to the hill. Their cries, as they
climb, are deep and loud. Golbun with all its woods refounds.
The found rofe on Dermid's ear, as he lay in the cave of his
reft. As a mountain-ftream in the midft of rain, fo leapt his fovil
■with joy at the voice of the chafe. " My red fpear, where art
thou? and where art thou, my dark bow?"
Not fo glad was Graina in her cave, to which {lie had reti-
red with her love from Connan's hate. The dark foul of Connan
had loved Graina ; but Graina gave her heart to Dermid. " Heed
not," flie faid, " the cry of the hounds ; the chace of heroes is not
awake on the hill."
Fair is thy form, my love; and hke the bloom of trees in
fpring
t Some repeat here a fmall fragment the fame as in going down to battle.
cMtd Nbs Scilge, or «' The manner of r -,-•
° Gun ar n eide s gun ar n airm
hunting." As this poem is wholly a Cha rachamaid alheiljjnan cnoc;
hunting adventure, it is probable thefe Bliiodh luireach oirn 's ceann-bhcairt chorr,
'no.-roo ^..~Ui. i u I •••/•!. 'S da flilcagh nihor aim dorn each fir.
verles ought to have a place m It, if their o, • ,1, r • ■•• 1 -,,1- . , •„
' ' Bliiodh (gia oam air a gheibhe buaiilli,
mcorreanefs did not forbid it. The moft 's doidhe cruaidh gu fgolta cheann,
accurate of them are the following, which Boglia cruadhach agus iughair
I'.enote their armour to have been nearly '' ""S*^ giuneadi ann am bolg.