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Book II. F I N G A L. 141
Dark Grumal, faid the fearful Maid, I dread ;
His hoftile Footfteps often haunt this Shade,
570 Behind thefe Heaps of Armour I will flay,
Till you return, but be not long away.
He went : The Daughter of Coiihch^ to prove
(The fatal Spring of all their Woes) his Love ;
Her
v. 572. The Diiugker of Conhch.] This Ccnhch was likewife Father
to Tofcar, who was Father to the celebrated Malvina, the Wife of Ofcar.
Particular Mention is made of this Tofcar m the Poem entitled Bcrrathon^
where he is fent with Offian to the Relief of Lathmor. Fingal^ it feems, in
his Voyage to Lochlin, whither he had been invited by Starno, as we (hall
fee in the next Book, touched at Berrathon, an I (land of Scandinavia^
where he was kindly entertained by Lathmor, who was a VaflTal of the fu-
preme Kings of Lochlin. The Hofpitality of Lathmor gained him Fingal's
Friend(hip, which that Hero manifefted, when dethroned and imprifoned
by his own Son, he fent OJfian and Tojcar to punifli the unnatural Beha-
viour of Uthal. Uthal was handfome, and much admired by the Ladies.
Ninathcma, the Daughter of a neighbouring Prince, fell in Love and fled
with him. He proved inconftant, and left her on a defart Iftand. From
thence fhe was relieved by Ojjian, who, in Company with Tofcar, landing
on Berrathon, defeated the Forces of Uthal, and killed him in fingle Com-
bat. Ninathoma, whofe Love not all the ill Ufage of Uthal could erafe,
died of Grief. In the mean Time Lathmor is reftored, and OJftan and
Tofcar return triumphant to Fivgal.