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youth, the laft of Reuthamir's race. Darknefs
dwells in Balclutha: and the fhadows of grief in
Crathmo. — But raife my remembrance on the
banks of Lora, where my fathers dwelt. Per-
haps the hufband of Moina will mourn over his
fallen Carthon,
His words reached the heart of Clefsammor ;
he fell, in fdence, on his fon. The hoft flood
darkened around : no voice is on the plains of Lo-
ra. Night came, and the moon, from the eafl,.
looked on the mournful field : but ftill they flood,
like a filent grove that lifts its head on Gormal,
when the loud winds are laid, and dark autumn is
on the plain.
Three days they mourned above Carthon : on
the fourth his father died. In the narrow plain of
the rock they lie; and a dim ghofl defends their
tomb. There lovely Moina is often feen ; when the
fun-beam darts on the rock, and all around is
dark. There fhe is feen, Malvina, but not like the
daughters of the hill. Her robes are from the
flranger's land, and fhe is flill alone.
Fin GAL was fad for Carthon ; he defired his
bards to mark the day, when fliadowy autumn re-
turned. And often did they mark the day and fing
the hero's praife. Who comes fo dark from ocean's
roar, like autumn's fliadowy cloud ? Death is
trembling in his hand ! his eyes are flames of fire !
— Who roars along dark Lora's heath ? Who but
Carthon, king of fwords ? The people fall ! fee!
how he ftrides like the fullen ghofl of Morven !
— But there he lies a goodly oak, which fudden
blafls o'erturned ! When fnalt thou rife, Balclu-
tha's joy ! lovely car-borne Carthon ? Who comes
fo dark from ocean's roar, like autumn's fhadowy
cloud ?
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