Ossian Collection > Fingal, an ancient epic poem

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Fioihal's words.— But, Thubai ! I love a maid ;
iht dwells bv Thano's rtream, the white-bofonied-
daughter of Herman, Utha wiih the ibftly-roUing
eyes. She feared the daughter * of (niflore, and
her foft fighs rofe, at my departure. Tell to
Utha that I am low : but that my foul delighted
in her.
Such were his words, refolved to fight. But
the foft figh of Utha was near. She had follow-
ed her hero over the fea, in the armour of a
man. She rolled her eye on the youth, in fecret,
from beneath a glittering helmet. But now fne
faw the bard as he went, and the fpear fell thrice
from her hand. Her loofe hair flew on the
wind. Her white breafl: rofe, with fighs. She
lifted up her eyes to the king; fhe would fpeak,
but thrice fhe failed.
Fin GAL heard the words of the bard; he
came in the flrength of fteel. They mixed their
deathful fpears, and raifed the gleam of their
fwords. But the fleel of Fingal defcended and
cut Frothal's fhield in twain. His fair fide is ex--
pofed ; half bent he forefees his death.
Darkness gathered on Utha's foul. The
tear rolled down her cheek. She rufhed to cover
the chief with her fhield ; but a fallen oak met
her fteps. She fell on her arm of fnov/ ; lier
* By the daughter of Iniftore, Frothal means
Comala, of whofe death Utha probably had noC
heard ; confequently fhe feared that the former paf-
fion oi' Frothal for Comala might rsuii n.
L 3 fhield.