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Ì03 S.EPORT ON Tif'
And ftood out from among the people,
Between the man of might and the king.
The warrior of portly form advanced
With wrath and with ftrength toward them.
And, paft us, he ruflied on the maid,
As fhe flood by the moulder of FingaL
The fon of Morni gave an eager caft
Of his firm fpear, to ftay him.
Nor weak was the caft ;
It parted his fhield in twain.
Gaul of the glowing fpirit ruflied on,
To hew down the hero, who ftood as a rock of Ì
Whoever fhould then behold them,
Furious would feem the ftrife of death.
The hand of Morni's fon laid low
The king of Sora's fon — tale of grief !
Sad were our people for the coming of the maid,
On whofe account the hero fell in dread affray.
After the mighty had fallen
On ocean's ftrand, O deed of woe !
The daughter of the king of the wave-furrounded land
Remained for a year in the land of FingaL
We buried, by the fide of the water-fall,
The man of might and of prowefs ;
And we placed on the point of each finger
A ring of gold, in honour of the king. *
A Hoodir soo Farris Fifth
• Innis dovvin a Erris
Hie Feyni Errin
Kynnis tarla yevni
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Tne original c'f the laii four lines is given as a fecond reading m the MS.