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ARGUMENT.
The second night continues. Fingal relates, at the
feast, his own first expeditiop into Ireland, and
his marriage with Ros-crana, the daughter of Cor-
mac, king of that island. The Irish chiefs convene
in the presence of Cathmor. The situation of the
king described. The story of Sul-malla, the daugh-
ter of Conmor, king of Inis-huna, who in the
disguise of a young warrior, had followed Cath-
mor to the war. The sullen behaviour of Foldath,
who had commanded in the battle of the preced-
ing day, renews the difference between him and
Malthos; but Cathmor, interposing, ends it. The
chiefs feast, and hear the song of Fonar the bard.
Cathmor returns to rest, at a distance from the'
army. The ghost of his brother Cairbar appears
to him in a dream ; and obscurely foretels the
issue of the war. The soliloquy of the king. He
discovers Sul-malla. IMorning comes. Her soli-
loquy closes the book.