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The fighing hero rofe; his tears defcend for car-borne Cohr.ar.
He came with the maid to Sehna's hall ; but he knew not that it
was Colmal. The hchiiet cover'd her lovely face; and her breaft
rofe beneath the fleel. Fingal returned from tlie chace, and found
the lovely Grangers. They were like two beams of light, in the
mid It of the hall.
The king heard the tale of grief; and turned his eyes around.
A thoufind heroes half-ro.e before him ; claiming the war of Teu-
tha. — I came witli my fpear from the hill, and the joy of battle
rofe in my breaft : for the king fpoke to OfTian in the midfl: cf
the people.
Son of my ftrength, he faid, take the fpear of Fingal ; go to
Teutha's mighty ftream, and fave the car-borne Colmar. — Let thy
fame return before thee like a pleafant gale ; that my foul may re-
joice over my fon, who renews the renown of our fathers. — Ollian !
be thou a ftorm in battle ; but mild when the foes are low ! — It
was thus my faine arofe, O my fon ; and be thou like Selma's chief.
— When tlie haughty come to my halls, my eyes behold them not.
But my arm is Ilretched forth to the unhappy. My fword defends-
the weak.
I REJOICED in the words of the king : and took my rattling
arms. — Diaran * rofe at my fide, and Dargo -f- king of fpears. —
Three
* Diaran, father of that Connal who hunting part}'. The lamentation of his
was unfortunately killed by Crimora, his miftrefs, or wife, Mingala, over his body,
mirtrefs. is extant ; but whether it is of Oflian's
t Dargo, the Ton of Collath, is cele- compofition, I cannot determine. It is
brated in other poems by Oflian^ He is generally afcribed to him, and has much of
faid to have been killed by a boar at a his manner ; but fome traditions mention