Ossian Collection > Original collection of the poems of Ossian, Orrann, Ulin, and other bards, who flourished in the same age

MOIUiLAN
AND
MINONN.
Who is this that descendeth from the mist, and
poureth forth his wounds on the wind? Oh! deep
is that wound in his breast, and dim is yonder
deer by his side! Yonder is the ghost of the fair
Mor-glan, the king of Lia'-glas of many streams;
he came to Morven with his love, the daughter of
Sora, of the pleasant and gentle countenance.
He ascended the mountain to the summit, and
Min-onn he left behind in his house; thick mist
descended with the night of the clouds; the
streams roared, and the ghosts shrieked. The
young maid again ascended the mountain, and
saw the deer through the mist; with choice aim
she drew the string, and the arrow is fixed in the
breast of the youth. In the sacred hill, we en-
tombed the hero, together with his arrow and dart