by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796)
Come to the feast of Fingal, Carthon
Language: English
Come to the feast of Fingal, Carthon, from the rolling sea! partake of the feast of the king, or lift the spear of war! The ghosts of our foes are many: but renowned are the friends of Morven! Behold that field, O Carthon! many a green hill rises there, with mossy stones and rustling grass; these are the tombs of Fingal's foes, the Sons of the rolling sea!
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Text Authorship:
- by James Macpherson (pretending to translate "Ossian") (1736 - 1796), no title, appears in Carthon [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann Nepomuk Cosmas) Michael Denis (1729 - 1800) , no title, appears in Die Gedichte Ossians, eines alten celtischen Dichters, in Carthon, ein Gedicht [an adaptation] ; composed by Christian Gottlob Neefe.
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- FRE French (Français) (Auguste Lacaussade) , no title, first published 1842
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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-25
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Word count: 68