in the fon of Carbre: He came like a cloud from the hill; he hummed a furly fong as he came, like a ftorm in leaflefs wood. He entered the hall of the plain. Lamderg, he cried, most dreadful of men! fight, or yield to Ullin. Lamderg, replied Gealchoffa, Lamderg is not here: he fights the hairy Ulfadha; mighty man, he is not here. But Lamderg never yields; he will fight the fon of Carbre. Lovely art thou, O daughter of Tuathal-Teachvar! faid Ullin. I carry thee to the house of Carbre; the valiant shall have Gealchoffa. Three days from the top of Cromleach will I call Lamderg to fight. The fourth, you belong to Ullin, if Lamderg die, or fly my fword. ALLAD! peace to thy dreams!- found the horn, Firchios! hear, and meet me on the top of Crom leach. LAMDERG LAMDERG rushed on like a storm. On his fpear he leaped over rivers. Few were his ftrides up the hill. The rocks fly back from his heels; loud crashing they bound to the plain. His armour, his buckler rung. He hummed a furly fong, like the noife of the falling ftream. Dark as a cloud he stood above; his arms, like meteors, fhone. From the fummit of the hill, he rolled a rock. Carbre. Ullin heard in the hall of FIN I S. |