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the daughter of Rinval, who dwelt at Lotha's -f- mighty ftream.
The tale was long, but lovely ; and pleafed the blufliing maid
cf Tora.
Crimora *.
Who Cometh from the hill, like a cloud tinged with the beam of
the weft ? Whofe voice is that, loud as the wind, but pleafant as
the harp of Carril ;{: ? It is my love in the light of fteel ; but fad is
his darkened brow. Live the mighty race of Fingal ? or what
difturbs my Connal || ?
CONNAL.
They live. I law them return from the chace, like a ftream of
light. The fun was on their fhields. Like a ridge of fire they de-
fcended the hill. Loud is the voice of the youth ; the war, my
love, is near. To-morrow the terrible Dargo comes to try the
force of our race. The race of Fingal he defies ; the race of battle
and wounds.
Crimora.
Connal, I faw his fails like gray mift on the fable wave. They
flowly came to land. Connal, many are the warriors of Dargo !
f Lotha was the ancient name of one Cuchullin's bard. The name itfelf is pro-
of the great rivers in the north of Scotland, per to any bard, as it fignities a fprightly
The only one of them that flill retains a and harmonious found,
name of a like found is Lochy, in Inver- || Connal, the fon of Diaran, was one cf
nefsfhire; but whether it is the river men- the moft famous heroes of Fingal ; he was
tioned here, the tranHator will not pretend flain in a battle againft Dargo a Briton ;
'° "}'• but whether by the hand of the enemy, or
• Cri-mora, auoman of a great f-Ail. that of his miftrefs, tradition does not de-
X Perhaps the Carril mentioned here is termine.
the fame with Carril the fon of Kinfena,
Connal.