With morning we awaked the woods; and hung forward on the path of the roes. They fell by their wonted ftreams. We returned thro' Crona's vale. From the wood a youth came forward, with a fhield and pointlefs fpear. "Whence, faid Tofcar of Lutha, is the flying beam? Dwells there peace at Col- amon, round bright Colna dona of harps?"

By Col-amon of streams, faid the youth, bright Colna dona dwelt. She dwelt; but her courfe is now in defarts, with the fon of the king; he that feized her foul, as it wandered thro' the hall.

Stranger of tales, faid Tofcar, haft thou marked the warrior's courfe? He must fall, give thou that boffy fhield!

took the fhield. Fair behind it

breafts of a maid, white as the

In wrath he

heaved the

bofom of a

fwan, rifing on fwift-rolling waves. It was Colna-dona of harps, the daughter of the king.

Her blue eyes had rolled on Toscar, and her love arofe.

ADVICE.

Instead

nstead of the specimen of Temora's original,
fubjoined to the English edition; (because it
would be, of little ufe for German readers ;)
the Editor is fupplying here the want of an
Index, which feems to be much more neceffa-
ry for the understanding of Names and Things
most remarkable, in Offian's poems and Mr.
Macpherson's Notes, together with the Disfer-
tations prefixed to this abundant fource of Ga
lic Antiquities.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX
of Poëms and Fragments in the II d. III d.
and IV th. Part of this collection,

Battle of Lora

B.

P. II, p. 41-55.

Berrathon, or Offian's last Hymn. P. IV, p. 61-86.

Carric Thura

P. II, p. 140-63.

Carthon

P. II, p. 65-91.

Cath - Loda

p. 89-102.
P.IV, p. 121-61.

Cathlin of Clutha, (or Looi Oi-Lutha) P. IV,

Foldath's addrefs to his Fathers's Spirits P. III,”

-

P. III, p. 103. ff.

p. 160, *)

G.

Gaul's addrefs to his Father's Soul P. III, p. 84 f.

Night- Defcriptions, in Extempore-Songs. P. IV,