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64 FiNGAL. ca
And broken-hearted was the sigh
That silent breath'd a last farewell.
Then truly sorrowful and drear
Pass'd Kerthal's solitary days ;
No harp of music charm'd his ear;
His eye met no fond ansvv'ring gaze
Of filial softness ; and when sleep
Offer'd night visions to his view,
Harrowing they were, and shadowed deep
By fevered misery's darkest hue.
Gelchossa weeping he beheld,
All shelterless, by storms impell'd
On rocks rough pointed, her torn arms
Stretcli'd forth to him, as if to implore
Protection from the wild alarms
That round her pour'd their vengeful roar;
Then the fierce floods gigantic rose
On all sides horrible, and shook
Deep trembling in their strength — her look
Beseeching pity, while they close