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war, Connal her much beloved. She
drew the flrini^ on Dar2;o ; but errins:
pierced her CoiinaL He falls like an
oak on the plain ^ like a rock from the
fliaggy hill. What fliall llie . do, hap-
lefs maid !— He bleeds i her Connal dies» .
All the nightlong Ihe cries, and all the
day, O Connal, my love, and mv
friend 1. With gri^f . the fad mourner:
died, .
Earth here inciofeth the lovelieft
pair on the hill. The grafs grows be-
twxen the ftones of their tomb ; J fit in >
the mournfiil fliade. llie-wind fighs
through the grafs; and their memory
rufhes on my mind. Undiflurbed you ■
now deep together ; in the tomb of the
mountain you reft alone,
D^ VLL

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Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland
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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.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.