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times. — The noife of Hidallati's feet came to his
ear : he knew the tread cf his fon.
Is the Ton of Lamer returned; or Is it the
found of hisghoft? Haft thou fallen on the banks
of Carun, fon ot the aged Lamor ? Or, if I hear
tlie found of Hidallan's feet; where are the migh-
ty in the w^r ? where are my people, Hidallan,
that were wont to return with their echoing
fhields? — Have they fallen on the banks of Ca-
run ?
No : replied the flghing youth, the people of
Lamor live. They are renowned in battle, m.y
father; but Hidallan is renowned no mere. I
mull fit alone on the banks of Balva, when the
roar cf the battle grows.
• But thy fathers never fat alone, replied the
rliing pride of Lamor ; they never fat alone on
the banks of Balva, when the roar of battle rofe, —
Dod thou not behold that tomb ? My eyes difcern
it not ; there refrs the noble Garmallon who never
fled from war. — Come, thou renov/ned in battle,
he fays, come to thy father's tomb. — How am I
renowned, Garmallon, for my fon has fled from
war ?
King of the flreamy Balva! fald Hidallan with
a figh, why doll thou torment my foul ? Lamor,
I never feared. — Fingal was fad for Comala, and
denied his wars to Hidallan ; go to the gray ftreams
of thy land, he faid, and m.oulder like a leaflefs
oak, which the v/inds have bent over Balva, never
more to grow.
And mufl: I hear, Lamor replied, the lonely
tread, of Hidallan's feet? When thoufands are
renowned in battle, fliall he bend over my gray
ftreams ? Spirit of the noble Garmallon ! carry
Lamor to his place; his eyes are dark; his foul
is fad ; and his (on has lofl: his fame.
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