J. F. Campbell Collection > Temora, an ancient epic poem, in eight books

140 T E M O R A:
wrath gathers on Fingal's foul, againft the chiefs or men. Ve are
my ftrength in battle; the kindling of my joy in peace. My early
voice has been a pleafant gale to your ears, when Fillan prepared
the bow. The fon of Fingal is not here, nor yet the chace of the
bounding roes. But why fliould the breakers of fliields fland,
darkened, far away?
Tall they flrode towards the king; they faw him turned to
Mora's wind. His tears came down, for his blue-eyed fon, who
flept in the cave of ftreams. But he brightened before them, and
fpoke to the broad-rtiielded kings.
Crommal, with woody rocks, and mifty top, the field of
winds, pours forth, to the fight, blue Lubar's flreamy roar. Be-
hind it rolls clear-winding Lavatlv, in the ftill vale of deer. A
cave is dark in a rock ; above it fi:rong-winged eagles dwell ;
broad-headed oaks, before it, found in Cluna's wind. — Within, in
his locks of youth, is Ferad-artho *, blue-eyed king, the fon of
broad-
* Ferad-aitho was the fon of Cairbar his father Cormac, had taken to wife Bos-
Mac-Corniac king of Ireland. He was the gala, the daughter of Colgar, one of the
only one remaining of the r.ice of Conar, moft powerful chiefs iii Connaught,. and
the fon of Trenraor, the firfi: IriOi mo- had, by her, Anho, afterwards king of
narch, according to Oflian. In order to Ireland. Soon after Artho arrived at man's
make this paflage thoroughly underftood, it eftate, his mother Bos- gala died, and Cair-
may not be improper to recapitulate fome bar married Beltanno, the daughter of
part of what has been faid in preceding Conachar of Ullin, who brought him a
notes. — Upon the death of Conar the fon fon, whom he called Ferad-artlio, i.e.
of Trenmor, his fon Cormac fucceeded on a man in the pla:e of Artho. The occafion
the Irifli throne. Cormac reigned long, of the name was this. Artho, when his
His children were, Cairbar, who fucceed- brother was born, was abfent, on an ex-
ed him, and Ros-crana, the firft wife of pcdition, in the fouth of Ireland. A falfe
Fiugal. Cairbar, long before the death of report was brought to his father, that he
was