Ossian Collection > Morison's edition of the Poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal

FINGAL
hung with his arms. A hundred fliields of thongs
were there ; a hundred hehiis of founding fteeh"
« Reft here," he faid, " my love Galvina; thou
light of the cave of Ronan. A deer appears on
Mora's brow. I go; but I will foon return." " i
fear," fhe faid, " dark Gruraal my foe ; he haunts
the cave of Ronan. I will reft among the arms ;
but foon return, my love "
*' He went to the deer of Mora. The daughter
of Conloch would try his love. She -clothed her
ivhite fides with his armour, and ftrode from the
cave of Ronan. He thought it was his foe. His
heart beat high. His colour changed, and dark-
nefs dimmed his eye. He drew the bow. The
arrow flew. Galvina fell in blood. He run with
wildnefs in his fteps and called the daughter of
Conloch. No anfwer in the lonely rock." " Where
art thou, O my love I" He faw at length, her
heaving heart beating around the feathered dart.
" O Conloch's daughter, is it thou ?" — He funk
upon her breaft.
«< The hunters found the haplefs pair ; he after-
wards walked the hill. But many and filent were
his fteps round the dark dwelling of his love. The
fleet of the ocean came. He fought ; the ftran-
gers fled. He fearched for his death over the fields
But .who could kill the mighty Comal ! He threw
away