The Scottish Celtic review

;;;!"Esroy, an Ossiunic Ballad. 171When from the wave he came to land,The king of goodly fame enquired," Maiden, dost thou recogniseBe this the man of whom thou spak'st " ?" I know him, Finn of Cumhall son.Harm to thy Feinn he'll do, I fearHe will attempt to bear me off,!Though great thy strength, generous FinnOscar uprose and with him Gaul,Both valiant in the deadly fray ;And close beside our men they stood,Betwixt the warrior and the king.The graceful herij then advanced,With strength and fury, them to meet.And snatched away from us the maid.Who stood close by the side of Finn.Eagerly Mac-Morna threwRight after him, with might, his spearNot feeble was that headlong thrust.The warrior's shield was split in twainThen Oscar shook, in furious rage.The bloody lance from his left handAnd by it slew the hero's steed.Great was this feat which it performedBut when his steed fellon the plain.With wrath and fury he turned round,And challenged, savage was his rage.Our fifty warriors to fight.Besides myself and Finn our prince.There met him fifty fearless men ;1! " laech." " " faech." « " 'na g-cenn."•«" an bhean."""crodha.''i« "sciath." » Sc. "d'rinueadh.'2" " a chrissi," in the MS., = " a' chraoisigh," ace. correctly. ^ Se. " leatha.'M " Dh' iompaigheas." " " f6cras."'* " taem."25 "aJi caogad laech." "* " d' Fhinn."