The Poem-Book of the Gael

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ormed the

ries, according

n choice, s

rous host of

its multit

ble, exceed

y city with a

the measure

three rampar

hey surro

of emera

ld, a rampart o

ld, without obs

gold next

wo, with brig

part of stai

a strong-flo

ious, per

the light

way of the fo

of each do

ur chief

e by side, b

cross each

orway a cr

es of the eve

ught them wi

massive,

ach cross, a b

ced, not

very

m of preci

ay an a

st from Hea

ny, with p

ound each s

h doorway

of sure

one of them

together wi

t of each

silvern

, covered with

beauteo

ugh you

of the spac

of silver,

ed about each

s of the w

fortress on

ellings sou

des (?) for m

rtals in

ome together a

n the way of

the extent of

l aboundin

bronze fo

air clay has b

about eac

ts-perfect th

rtals, of

the three rampart

the chi

ateways in the he

kingly

each tran

e to eac

4

ors) of silver,

ateway of

s bronz

eways of t

g walls from the

the p

rable in

e) from the ear

of the lawn

of white

t-mighty in

m the earth to

comparison of t

ound the c

shows (a di

the earth to

4

idges[26] of th

shining wi

diated-pure t

cending abov

step-brave

ascent into t

t, on the path o

ds, a hundre

the ramparts-great

rior of the

lossy ga

d-gold

re flower

sh in al

uce of each w

thousand

5

grades

King of all

glory, with vi

ride, wit

fusion (?) unde

ir exact

wo excell

rade of t

ach host, unmea

ne that cou

King shou

d them out

King over

flower

ghteous, ste

enerosity in Hi

hful, King age

ed the heavens a

l the grac

tle, comel

reated the pur

ls without t

nes, of the so

air, long

noble, peace

der the re

ar, perfect,

drous folk

the beginning

Dominus

pon the heights, wit

four-and-twenty

ordained the

-and-twenty

chant the cha

s Deus

t, bountiful,

f peace

is the flo

Pure Spot

, who appoi

d upon the Mou

nd youths f

d forty (thousand)

oir, with gl

tainless

music alon

fter the sh

, in swiftness,

ount surroun

d on their counte

ame of t

ho ordaine

nly ones by

trong-s

ty wave of

oice of sound

thout fault,

nous great flood

ighty sound o

flowering

ranks of the

droppings,

oss the broad p

s the splend

erfect melody

y, with grac

t or of

lock which sustains

bird with a

out guile, in b

elodies for

d many splendid

, just, per

f) my rich King,[33

lt by any of

ven heavens, p

ion, without evi

arth, great

ames of ea

ther,

, the f

, heaven of the

re is the fair

6

f good which

ints in their

the skill o

can relate a hun

e head of ea

) the host to e

r my going out of t

who forme

ormed the

"gold," and "purple," but they

peacef

text gives "excellence" or "fertil

t futhib, which seems to point to som

ading u

reading; our text see

"thres

aps Ancie

nless man," as mac ódis, "son

it might also mean "a fairy mound,"

Rev.

ters, and as the voice of a great thunder; and I heard the

house are many mans

"bulky" or "fortunate" or "fat"; her