Ossian Collection > Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular

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* in the Iiidex Valaris. This was the place
' from whence formerly the king failed.' Ay,
where is Kinfburrow, near Cork ? and Kin,
a burrow of Carrig, and another Kin, of
Boyle? and Kinlis, /. e. Cean Lise,
the head of a garden, or fertile field in
Meath ? This Fickle Index has betrayed
poor P. into a fnare, and no wonder by
placing fuch confidence in it, he iliould
fall into the ditch — as his leader was as
ignorant of this Kin, as he is himfelf.
Wo is me, then, the fcale is turned upon
himfelf, like a man's head broke by his
own ftaff, for Kin and fale fignifies the
head, or end of a fait water loch, and A7;z-
kell m Scotland, is the end of a wood,
Cean-coill.
*ERSKIN
' Is the very fame thing, with Kin fale / (it
is fuppofed fo,) but it is no fuch matter
in fad; but Ar, upon, and Ski an, a
dirk or knife, the head of a wolf, upon
the point of a dagger, or fword ; and few
kings ever failed with pleafure on fuch
a vehicle ; and ail put together expofes
F 2 Mr.