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16 FINGAL.
' Ye sons of war ! say, shall we bravely tight,
' Or yield green Innis-fair to Lochlin's might?
' Oh, Connal ! breaker of the shields ! declare,
* Thou first of men ! shall we th' invader dare ?
' Oft hast thou fought with Lochlin' on the plain,
' Wilt thou not lift thy Father's spear again ?' —
In accents mild, with sober prudence fraught,
Replied the warrior, by experience taught.
' Keen is my spear, Cuchullin ; keen and bright,
* And the dread battle is its chief delight,
' There, 'midst the blood of thousand warriors slain,
' It streams with gore, and glories in the stain,
' But though for war, thus ready is my hand,
' Yet says my heart, give peace to Erin's* land. —
' Behold, thou first in Cormac's war, the fleet,
' Behold the hostile force we have to meet.
• Vide Note 6. * Vide Note 7-
' Ye sons of war ! say, shall we bravely tight,
' Or yield green Innis-fair to Lochlin's might?
' Oh, Connal ! breaker of the shields ! declare,
* Thou first of men ! shall we th' invader dare ?
' Oft hast thou fought with Lochlin' on the plain,
' Wilt thou not lift thy Father's spear again ?' —
In accents mild, with sober prudence fraught,
Replied the warrior, by experience taught.
' Keen is my spear, Cuchullin ; keen and bright,
* And the dread battle is its chief delight,
' There, 'midst the blood of thousand warriors slain,
' It streams with gore, and glories in the stain,
' But though for war, thus ready is my hand,
' Yet says my heart, give peace to Erin's* land. —
' Behold, thou first in Cormac's war, the fleet,
' Behold the hostile force we have to meet.
• Vide Note 6. * Vide Note 7-
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Ossian's Fingal > (36) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/77488829 |
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| Description | An ancient epic poem, in six books rendered into English verse by George Harvey. |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.102 |
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| Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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