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of other times are funbeams around thy foul. Take then the harp,
and let the bard of youth hear the fong, that he may pour its light
on future times. So fliall their names be not forgot on their hills
when thy harp is hung in thy filent hall ; when thy voice of mufic
is ceafed, like the gale when it fleeps in the trees, in the calm even-
ing of autumn."
My voice indeed fliall ceafe, and my harp ere long be filent ; but
their fame fliall not be forgotten. Thou mayefl liften to their
praife, fon of Arar, and leave it to the bards of the years to come.
On thefe hills lived Dumor of fpears ; his daughter of beauty
moved graceful on his hills. Her harp was the joy of his hall.
Lava faw the maid, and loved her. His arm was flrong in the.
wars of Dumor, who promifed him the fair Svilmina. But the
maid refufed her love, and gave her foul to Ronnan ; — Ronnan of
the fair hair and mildefl look, whofe dwelling flood by the flream
of Struthorman. He heard of Sulmina's grief, and fent his fcout
to bring her to his hills.
She went with the fon of night : but Lava met her on the heath.
An oak and a thoufand thongs confine the fcout : a dark-wombed
fhip receives the maid. Loud were her cries, as they bounded
over the ridgy deep : " Ronnan, relieve me ; O Ronnan, relieve thy
love !"
But he hears thee not, haplefs maid! By the fide of a flream he.
fits, thinking thou doft come.
" What detains thee, Sulmina, fo long ? What keeps my love
from the flream of her promife ? I liften, but hear not the foft
tread
manner, the name of Orran is here re-
, , 1 ^1 ^ f r\rr • i„r Co b" flicarr fios nathn fein,
tamed, though that of Olhan is no Icls ^^. . , „ _ ,, , , '
' " OJJum, air bcus na dh'fhalbli ? &c.
frequently ufed by thofe who repeat it.