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

GATHLIN OF CLUTHA
A POEM.
THE ARGUMENT.
An addrefs to Malvina, the daughter of Tofcar. The poeC
relates the arrival of Cathlin in Selma to folicit aid againft
Duth-carmor of Cluba, who had killed Cathmol, for the
fake of his daughter Lanul. Fingal declining to make a
choice among his heroes, who were al! claiming- the com-
mand of the expedition ; they retired each to his hill of
ghofls; to be deterinined by dreams. The fpirit of Tren-
mor appears to Offiaff^d Ofcar: they fail, from the bay of
Carmona, and, on the fourth day, appear off the valley
of Rath-col, in Inis-huna, where Duth-carmor had fixed
his reiidencc. Offian difpatches a b<frd to Duth-carmor
to demand battle. Night comes on. The diftrefs of
Cathlin of Clutha. Oflian devolves the command on Of-
car, who, according to the cuftom of the kings of Mor-
ven, before battle, retired to a neighbouring hill. Upon^
the coming on of day, the battle joins, Ofcar and Duth-'
carmor meet. The latter falls. Ofcar cairies the mail'
and helmet of Duth-carmor to Cathlin, who had retired'
from the field. Cathlin is difcovered to be the daughter
of Cathmol, in difguife, who had been carried off, by
force, by, and made her efcape from, Duth-carmor.
COME ^ , thou beam thou art lonely, from' \
watching in the night ! the fqually winds'
are around thee, from ail their echoing hills.*
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