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THE ODE OF GOLL, THE SON OF MORNA*. 



Goll, vigorous and warlike, chief'' of heroes ! 

 Generous and puiflant hand : meditator of glorious deeds. 

 Bulwark " dreadful as fire ; terrible is thy wrath ! 

 Champion of many battles : royal hero ! 



Like a lion, rapid to the attack : ruin to the foe. 

 Overwhelming billow : Goll, frequent in adlion. 

 Invincible in the moft dreadful conflidls. 



Great in the conflids : warrior of increafing glory ''. 

 Hero of mighty deeds. Lion furious in a(5lion ; 



Animating, 



(M'Pherfon's Fingal). Succeeding exploits added to his glory ; and an aftion 

 recorded of him when further advanced in years, proves the exalted fentiments of 

 honour of the lernian knights. It was at the battle of Lena, in the King's county. 

 The army of Con appearing inferior in number and difcipline to that of his 

 antagonifl Eogan the Great, it was refolved, in a private council, to attack them 

 before fun-rife of the day on which, by mutual confent, the battle was to be 

 fought. Goll was fent for, and this refolution imparted to him ; but he returned 

 the following noble anfwer : " On the day that my firft arms were put into my 

 " hands I vovjed never to attack my enemy by night, by furprize, or under any 

 " kind of difadvantage ; nor (hall I, at this day, violate that vow." The attack was 

 neverthelefs made : Goll was in vain called for ; but he did not appear till day-light. 

 He attacked fword in hand, and flew the intrepid Eogan. This hero's body, raifed 

 on the fhields of his enemies, Goll efpying, cried out, " Lay down the body of 

 « the king of Munfter, for he died like a foldier !" 



