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IX.
npHou afKeft, fair daughter of the
illcs ! whofe memory is prefcrved
in thcfe tombs? The memory of Ron-
nan the bold, and Connan the chief of
men ; and of her, the faireft of maids,
Rivine the lovely and the good. The
wing of time is laden with care. Every
moment hath woes of its ovv'n. Why
feek we our 2:nef from afar ? or g-jve our
tears to thofe of other times ? But thou
commandeil, and I Qbey, O fair daugh-
ter of the iiles !
CoNAR was mighty in war. Caul
was the friend of flrangers. His gates
were open to all ; m.idnight darkened
not on his barred door. Both lived upon
the fons of the mountains. Their bow
was the fapport of the poor.
F CCNNAN

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Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland, and translated from the Galic [sic] or Erse language
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Ossian Collection
DescriptionSelected 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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