The poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal Translated by James Macpherson, Esq To which are prefixed, dissertations on the aera and poems of Ossian Imray's second edition .. Embellished with superb engravings . mail. It was therace of kings; the foft-handed daughter of Cathmol,at the ftreams of Clutha. Duth-carmor faw her brightin the hall, he came, by night, to Clutha. Cathmolmet him, in battle, but the warrior fell. Three days * Thofe who deliver down this poem in tradition, lament that there is a greatpart of it loft. In particular they regi-et Xhc lofs ot an epifode, which was hcr«:cduccd,
The poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal Translated by James Macpherson, Esq To which are prefixed, dissertations on the aera and poems of Ossian Imray's second edition .. Embellished with superb engravings . mail. It was therace of kings; the foft-handed daughter of Cathmol,at the ftreams of Clutha. Duth-carmor faw her brightin the hall, he came, by night, to Clutha. Cathmolmet him, in battle, but the warrior fell. Three days * Thofe who deliver down this poem in tradition, lament that there is a greatpart of it loft. In particular they regi-et Xhc lofs ot an epifode, which was hcr«:cduccd, with thcfequel of the Itory of Carmal and his druids. Their ;.nt to it w» on the d^icriptiunt of nuigical indkitutments wiucU it. A POFM. 201 dwelt the foe with the maid. On tlie fourth fhe fledin arms. She remembered the race of kings, and felther burfting foul. Why, maid of Tofcar of Lutha, fhould I tell howCathlin failed? Her tomb is at rufhy Lumen, in a di-ftant land. Near it were the Heps of Sul-malla, in thedays of grief. She railed the fong, for the daughter offtrangers, and touched the mournful harp. Come, from the watching of night, Malvina, lonelybeam! Vol. 11. S. SUL-MALLA OF LUMON:A PO EM. THE posm, which properly fpeaking, is ^continuation of the lift, open; with anaddrcfs to Sul-malla, the daughter of the king of luis-huca, whom Olfian met atthe chafe, as he returned from the battle of Rath-col. Sul-inalla invites Oflianand Ofcar to a feait, at the reudence of her father, who was then atTent in thewars. Upon hearing their name family, Ihe relates an expedition of Iingalinto Inis-hvina. She cafually Cathmor, ch:o ot Atha, (who thenafTiftcd her father his enemies) OiTian intrdduccs the epifode of Culgormand Siiraii^ronlo, t»o Scandinav;;in kings, in whofe wars Olfian hiinfelf andCathmor were engaged on oppoiiie Ihe ftory is imperfect, a part of theoriginal being loft. Oflian, warned, in a dre
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