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defpifes danger. Undifmay'd he fees the baying
dogs. His fury grows at the fight of the hun-
ter. So ftood the favage ftrength of Turthor.
We clos'd in fight: he fell in all his blood. —
IgaveTurthors fword and fhicld to Flathal.
The battle lurn'd. Conloch *) purfued the foe.
Turmin flrove to bound over Caruths dream.
Conlochs fpear met him in the air. He tumbled
floundering in the waves , like the vafl: fish of
Lochlin, when wounded by the fifhers dart he
rolls flouncing in death , and reddens the foam
of Ocean.
I rear'd aloud my voice. I bade the battle
ceafe. The chiefs obey'd. We hafled to Carduffs
top. Sulmora lay on earth. Her foul feem'd
departed to the cloudy manfions of her fathers.
Down Flathals mournful cheek fell a burfting
tear. His loud complaints reach'd her foul. She
open'd her half cxtinguifh'd eyes. " Art thou
come from thy cloud , " fhe faid . "thou lovely
beam of Imor! Pleafant is thy graceful form.
O coud I wander with thcc on the winds, thou
*) CuthuUins fon by Bragcla.