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

FING AL:
AN ANCIENT EPIC POEM.
THE ARGUMENT.
Cuchullin, pleafed with the ftory of Carril, infifls with that
bard for more of his fongs. He relates the adions of Fin-
gal in Lochlin, and death of Agandecca the beautiful Af-
ter of Swaran. He had fcr.ice finifhed, wiien Calmar the
fon of Matha, who had advifed the firft battle, came
wounded from the field, and told them of Swaran's de-
Cgn to fiirprife the remains of the Irilh army. He him-
felf propofes to withftand fiugly the whole force of the
enemy, in a narrow pafs.- till the Irifh fliould make good
their retreat. C'lchullin, touched with the gallant pro-
pofal of Calmar, refolves to accompany him, and orders
Carril to carry off the few that remained of the Irifli.
Morning comes, Calmar dies of his wounds ; and, the
fliips of the Caledonians appearing, Swa.an pives over
the purfuit of the Iiifl:, and returns to oppofe Fingal's
landing. Cuchullin afhamed, after his defeat, to appear
before Fingal, retires to ttie cave ot Tura. Fingal enga-
ges the enemy, puts th'.-m to flight; but the coming on of
night makes the vidcoiy not decifive. The king, who
had obferved tiie gallant behaviour of his grandfon Ofcar,
gives him advices cflncerning his conduft in peace and
war. He recommends to liim to place the exam.ple of
his fathers before his eyes, as tae beft model for his con-
dud ; which introduces the epifode concerning Fainafol-
Iji£7