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

4S TEMORA
fore them, the chief of blue-ftreaming Atha. The
battle was mixed on the plain, like the meeting of
two ftormy feas. Cormac "^ flione in his own ftrife,
bright as the forms of his fathers. But, far before
the reft, Duth-caron hewed down the foe. Nor
fiept the arm of Connal, by his father's fide. A-
tha prevailed on the plain : like fcattered mift, fled
the people of Ullin '' .
" Then rofe the fword of Duth-caron, and the
fteel of broad-fhielded Connal. They fhaded their
flying friends, like two rocks, with their heads of
pine. Night came down on Duth-ula : filent ftrode
the ciiiefs over the field. A mountain ftream roared
acrofs the path, nor could Duth-caron bound over
its courfe. Why ftands my father ?" faid Connal,
" I hear the rufliing foe "
" Fly, Connal," he faid ; " thy father's ftrength
begins to fail. I come wounded fx'om battle ; here
let me reft in night. « But thou llialt not remain
alcne, faid Connai's burfting figh. My fliield is
an eagle's wing to cover the king of Dun-lora."
He bends dark above the chief: the mighty Duth-
caron dies.
" Day rofe, and night returned. No lonely
bard appeared, deep-mufing on the heath : and
could Connal leave the tomb of his father, till he
fhould receive his fame ? He bent the bow againft
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