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[ 45 ]
by his fide. What could flie fay?
what could (he do? her complaints
were many and vain. She opened this
grave for the warriors ; and fell into it
herfelf, before it was clofed ; like the
fun fnatched away in a ilorm.
Thou haft heard this tale of grief,
O fair daughter of the ifles! Rivine
was fair as thyfelf : flied on her grave a
tear.

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Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland, and translated from the Galic or Erse language
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Description	The second edition. (Also Edinburgh: 1760.) (With a final advertisement leaf.)
Shelfmark	Oss.2
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record
Attribution and copyright:	The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1760 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh > Edinburgh (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Poetry Celtic (culture) Forgeries (derivative objects)
Person / organisation:	Hamilton and Balfour (Edinburgh, Scotland) [Publisher] MacPherson, James, 1736-1796 [Author] Ossian, active 3rd century [Attributed name]
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Ossian Collection
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.

Early Gaelic Book Collections
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.