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ror of all but Fingal. Can T, replies the
King, can I deny the los-ely daughter
of the hill? take thy brother, O Min-
vane, thou fairer than the fnovv of the
north !
Such, Fingal I were thy words ; but
thy words I hear no more. Sightlefs
I fit by thy tomb. I hear the wind in
the wood ; but no more I hear my
friends. The cry cf the hunter is over.
The voice of war is ceafed.
ror of all but Fingal. Can T, replies the
King, can I deny the los-ely daughter
of the hill? take thy brother, O Min-
vane, thou fairer than the fnovv of the
north !
Such, Fingal I were thy words ; but
thy words I hear no more. Sightlefs
I fit by thy tomb. I hear the wind in
the wood ; but no more I hear my
friends. The cry cf the hunter is over.
The voice of war is ceafed.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland, and translated from the Galic [sic] or Erse language > (42) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/77456322 |
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Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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