Ossian Collection > Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian

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Mar gun doirte gaoth a cuan.
Chuimhnich Toscar a sgian
Arm bu mhiann leis an f hear mhath ;
Chuir naoi gona in taobh Dhaoil
Seal beag mua do chlaon an cath.
Bha Cor mag || a borba ant shluaigh || Comhrag
Mar fhuaim uird re dearna lamh,
Ag iarrai gu hOisen gach uair
Sa chath chruaidh a bheir se dhò [[. || dhoibb
Do sgoilt Oisen ar ant shliabh
Fa chòigll, sgiath ag|| Cormag grinn, |l caogad
Is bhrist Cormag mac Airt
Fa chòigll, lann ghlas ar an druim. || caogad
Thugas an ceann do Chormag cruinn
Ar ant shliabh, agus do nochd :
'S gu do ghluais go || flaith Fail || gu
'S an ceann sin am làimh ar f holt.
Ge b'e dh innse dhomhs' an sin,
An la ud ag cur a chatha,
Deire rium mar tha mi nochd.
Gum faighe e olc o mo làimh (j) !
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An sin thainig Fionn fein amach (jt) ',
Labhair e le iolach uamhar («) ;
Is dhàrdaich a ghlor san uair (x).
ocean's foamy waves. The dagger is remembered by
Ogar ; the weapon which he loved. Nine times he drown-
ed it in Dala's side. The stormy battle turned. Three time»
I broke on Cormac's shield : three times he broke his
spear. But, unhappy youth of love ! I cut his head away.
{/) Mr. M'Lagan, p. 43, 44.
(i/) Kenn. Coll. I. p.- 40. st. 3.
(0 Kenn. p. 127. st. 4.
(ji) Fletch. p 4. 1. 6.