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friends of the dead; but clofe it not-
till I come. My life flieth away like a
dream : why fhould I flay behind I
Here fliall I reft with ray friends by the
ftream of the founding rock. When
night comes on the hill ; when the wind.
is up on the heath ; my ghoft ftiall ftand
hi the wind, and mourn the death of
my friends. The hunter fhall hear
from his booth. He fliall fear, but:
love my voice. For fweet fhall my voice
be for my friends -, for plcafant v/era-
they both to me.
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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.