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FINGAL. 109
Far as tliey see, o'er hills and dales,
The vast l)attalion'd van prevails
Spears gleam the distant forest thro'.
The royal car ascends to view,
Bright as tho' there from the high heaven
His burning course great Beal had driven. •
Gold were the axle, wheels, and car,
Clear azure the wide panoply,
Lofty, and gem'd with many a star
Of topaz sparkling fervently.
From the vast circle streaming came
The unextinguishable blaze
Of carbuncles, like living flame,
Above the pow'r of mortal gaze.
The virgins, as the pomp they saw,
And boundless blazonry of spears,
Fell back astonish'd in their awe,
And shrank amid tiieir trembMng fears.
Then Veivion cries, " Oh raise the song,
Let supplicative strains engage