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

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A P O E M.
THE ARGUMENT.
f ingal returning, with day, devolves the command of the
array on Duth-maruno, who engages the enemy, and
drives them over the dream of Turthor. Fingal, after
recalling his people, congratulates Duth-maruno on his
fuccefs, but difcovers that the hero was mortally wound-
ed in the engagement. Duth-maruno dies. Ullin, the
bard, in honour of the dead, introduces the epifode of
Colgorm and Strina-dona, with which the Duan
concludes.'
DUAN SECOND.
WHERE art thou, fon of the king, faid darky
haired Duth-maruno ? Where haft thou
failed, young beam of Selma ? He returns not
from the bofom of night ! Morning is fpread on
U-thorno : in his mift is the fun, on his hill.
Warriors, lift the fliields, in my prefence. He
muft not fall, like a fire from heaven, whofe place
is not marked on the ground. He comes like ai|
eagle, from the fkirt of his fqually wind ! In his
hand are the fpoils of foes. King of Selma, our
fouls were fad.
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