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ARGUMENT,
After an addrefs to Malvina, the daughter of Tofcar,
Offian proceeds to relate his own expedition to Fuarfed,
an ifland of Scandinavia. Mal-orchol, king of Fuarfed,
being hard preffed in war, by Ton-thormod, chief of
Sar-dronlo, (who had demanded, in vain, the daughter
of Mal-orchol in marriage), Fingal fent Offian to his
aid. Offian, on the day after his arrival, came to battle
with Ton-thormod, and took him prifoner. Mal-or-
chol offers his daughter Oina-morul to Offian ; but hej,
difcovering her paffion for Ton-thormod, generoufly
furrenders her to her lover, and brings about a recon-
ciliation between the two kings.

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Poems of Ossian
DescriptionTranslated by James Macpherson, Esq. In two volumes. ...
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