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 . edccifivc battle was fought bctwteu him , v^ is jult fifty-Ux years. Ulthofe times of activity and health, the natural Kreugth and vigour cf a mau waslittle abaied, at fuch an age -, lo that there is nothiBg imprubaUc i& Cbe aitMBeaiFj£S«l> -i: rcUUil t& UU Uick. R3 194 TEMORA:ANf POEM. Book Fill to reno-WTi, and feize it on its field. Offian, thou hailthe fpear of Fing
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 . edccifivc battle was fought bctwteu him , v^ is jult fifty-Ux years. Ulthofe times of activity and health, the natural Kreugth and vigour cf a mau waslittle abaied, at fuch an age -, lo that there is nothiBg imprubaUc i& Cbe aitMBeaiFj£S«l> -i: rcUUil t& UU Uick. R3 194 TEMORA:ANf POEM. Book Fill to reno-WTi, and feize it on its field. Offian, thou hailthe fpear of Fingal: it is not the ftaff of a boy withwhich he Rrews the tbiftle round, young wanderer ofthe field. No: it is the lance of the mighty, withwhich they flretched forth their hands to death. Lookto thy fathers, my foa; they are awful beams. Withxnorniag lead Ferad-artho forth to the echoing halls ofTemora. Remind him of the kings of Erin: the late-ly forms of old. Let not the fallen be forgot, theywere mighty in the field. Let Carril pour his fong,that the kings rejoice in their mift. To-morrowI fpread my fails to Selmas fnaded wails; whereilreamy Duthula winds through the feats of roe*.*. CATHLIN OF CLUTHA: A POEM. THE ARGUMENT-An addrefs to Matvina, the daughter of Tofcar. The poet relates the arrival ofC:ithlin in belina, to Gnlicit aid ag-^inft Duti-carmor of Cluba, who had tilledCuthinol, the fake of his daoRhtcr Lanul. Fingal declining to make a choiceamong his heroes, who were ail claiming the commdiid of the expedition;they retired each to bis hill of ghofts; to be determined by dreams. Thefpirit ot Treiimor appears to Ofiian and Ofcar: thty fail from the bay of Car-inona, aj d, on the fourth day, appear oif the of Rath-col, in Inis-huna^where Duth-carmor had fixed his refideiice. Ollian difpatches a bard to Duth-carmoT to demand battle. Night comes on. The aiftrejsof Cathliu of devolves the on Ofcar, who, according to the cnltom o
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