Glendarua, Oh Glendarua! Thy inhabitants to me were dear. The birds sung sweetly on the bending boughs, that shaded over Glendarua.

Dear to me is that spreading shore. Dear those sandy margined streams. Never would I have forsaken you, had I not come with my love.

She

She ceased to sing. The vessel approached the shore, and the fugitives returned once more to Erin.

Still the heart of Deardra foreboded treachery. She advised her friends to go to Dundalgan, the residence of the renowned Cuchullin, and place themselves under his protection. Their ill-founded confidence, however, in the honour of Concovar prevailed upon them to proceed to Emana, his royal seat. Various were the warnings which Deardra gave them of their approaching destiny: sometimes in affectionate converse, and frequently in plaintive songs. Nothing, however, could avert the impending blow, and the sons of Usna arrived, with their fair companion, at Emana; whilst Concovar sat at the feast with his chieftains.

They were received with much appearance of kindness; and, under pretence of distinction, placed in the castle of the Red Branch, with guards to wait upon them. At length the gathering storm burst over their heads; a body of foreign troops was sent to rescue Deardra from the sons of Usna, and then to burn the castle which contained them. The native troops of Ulla, though bound to obey the authority of Concovar, would not imbrue their hands in the blood of the heroes.

After ineffectual attempts on the part of the assailants, and prodigies of valour performed by the sons of Usna, they at length effected their escape, with Deardra. But being still pursued, at length they fell, overpowered by the number of their enemies.

The distress of Deardra may be conceived, Alone, distracted with grief, she calls to mind every circumstance that endeared her Naesa to her; and with a self-tormenting ingenuity, in

which grief is fertile, reflects upon those transient interruptions, which might have occasioned uneasiness in the time that was past, and now served to aggravate her woe.

The voice of nature breathes in the following lines, in which she reflects upon her jealousy of Naesa's love.

Sopajd föjn go halbajn uajm,
fa majt padape cuan y gleann,
Fape clann Ujsneać a fejlg,
Aojbjn svġe of lejrg a mbeann.

Tapla mare Albann ag ól
If clann Újsneać dar cójr ejon,
Dingean ċjarna dhun na ttreojn,
Go ttug Naojje pog gan Ÿjof.

Do cuir čujci eilit baoż,
Eaò alla, & laoġ pe a cojy ;
Agus to żab se čujci ajr cuajFT,.
Ag fillead o fluaġ Inbjpneas.

Map do èuala MISI FIN,
ijonas mo ceann lán don eUD,
Is Tejgjom um čupać ajr tujND,
fa cuma tom beo na eug.

Leanajo mifi amać ajr snaṁ,
Andle is Ardan na ar can bréag,
IS FILLID MISI leo isteać,

Djas dо énрead caż ajr ċeud.

Tug Naojse a brjażar fjor,
If no lujo po iμj abxjadnvs arm,
Nac cenpfead orm brón
Go ndеačaż ajr fluaż na mapb.

Tug an bean fin o dún treojn,
A brjażar mór, sa mójd mear,
Muna sgapxao sin a téag,
Nač páčad si xejn le year.

Farewel

Farewel for ever, fair coasts of Alban; your bays and vales shall no more delight me. There oft I sat upon the hill, with Usna's sons, and viewed the ehaee below..

The chiefs of Alban, met at the banquet. The valiant sons of Usna were there: and Naesa gave a secret kiss to the fair daughter of the chieftain of Dundron.

He sent her a hind from the hill, and a young fawn running beside it. Returning from the hosts of Inverness, he visited her by the way.

My heart was filled with jealousy, when I heard the news. I took my boat and rushed upon the sea, regardless whether I should live or die.

Ainli and Ardan, those faithful, valiant youths swam after me, and brought me back again to land.

Then Naesa pledged his word to me, and swore three times upon his warlike arms, he never more would give me cause of of pain, until he should descend into the grave.

The lady of Dundron likewise swore with a solemn vow, that as long as Naesa lived on earth, she never would accept the love of any