J. F. Campbell Collection > Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian
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208 COMPARISOl^
ijl Is iad ag teachd d'arn ionnsuidhne {q);
Mar fhiadh is e ar chuthach, •
Mar sheabhag ameasg eunlaith
No iolair neartor gun mheineach (r).
Bhi laoch laidir lannor ann,
D'am b'ainm Cuchulan mac Sheimhi,
Mhic Shubhalt' mhic Bheugalta (j).
Gruaidh chorcair mar iubhar caoin,
Rosg chorach ghorm fu mhalai chaoil (f),
Follt orabhar urmhaomnach,
Is e teachd na chaoir thelntigh clmgain,
9 I) Le dha shleagh nan cuilg re ghnalaiu (u^,
* * * «
Mar gharbh ghaotha thig le greann,
Is a reubas scealpa nam beann,
Bha tàra na laoch nàmhaideach (x)>
Mar easaiche nam beanntan
A tuiteam in gleann caol f àsaich (j),
Mhaoigh sinn garbh chath san uair.
In uchd righ Lochlain na mòrshluagh («).
Chaidh gach fear ar chùl a chlaidhimh,
(22o Chaidh gach flath ar chùl a sgèithe (a).
their course, the strength of eagles descending on their
prey.
Within the car is seen the chief ; the strong-armed son
of tlie sword. The hero's name is Cuthullin, son of Semo
Jcing of Shells. His red cheek i^ like my polished yew.
(^) Sir G. M'Kenz. p. 2. (r) Kemi. ColL I. p. 138. L st.
(/) Sir G. M'Kenz. p. 3. (/) Mr. M'Lag. p. 82. st. 2.
(a) Mr. M'FarL p. 20, 21. (x) Mr. M'Lag. p. 93. st. 2.
(y) Kenn. p. 55. st. 4. (z) Mr. Sage, p. 12. st. 5.
(<t) Kenn. Coll. I. p. 37. st. 7.
ijl Is iad ag teachd d'arn ionnsuidhne {q);
Mar fhiadh is e ar chuthach, •
Mar sheabhag ameasg eunlaith
No iolair neartor gun mheineach (r).
Bhi laoch laidir lannor ann,
D'am b'ainm Cuchulan mac Sheimhi,
Mhic Shubhalt' mhic Bheugalta (j).
Gruaidh chorcair mar iubhar caoin,
Rosg chorach ghorm fu mhalai chaoil (f),
Follt orabhar urmhaomnach,
Is e teachd na chaoir thelntigh clmgain,
9 I) Le dha shleagh nan cuilg re ghnalaiu (u^,
* * * «
Mar gharbh ghaotha thig le greann,
Is a reubas scealpa nam beann,
Bha tàra na laoch nàmhaideach (x)>
Mar easaiche nam beanntan
A tuiteam in gleann caol f àsaich (j),
Mhaoigh sinn garbh chath san uair.
In uchd righ Lochlain na mòrshluagh («).
Chaidh gach fear ar chùl a chlaidhimh,
(22o Chaidh gach flath ar chùl a sgèithe (a).
their course, the strength of eagles descending on their
prey.
Within the car is seen the chief ; the strong-armed son
of tlie sword. The hero's name is Cuthullin, son of Semo
Jcing of Shells. His red cheek i^ like my polished yew.
(^) Sir G. M'Kenz. p. 2. (r) Kemi. ColL I. p. 138. L st.
(/) Sir G. M'Kenz. p. 3. (/) Mr. M'Lag. p. 82. st. 2.
(a) Mr. M'FarL p. 20, 21. (x) Mr. M'Lag. p. 93. st. 2.
(y) Kenn. p. 55. st. 4. (z) Mr. Sage, p. 12. st. 5.
(<t) Kenn. Coll. I. p. 37. st. 7.
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| Description | Drawn up, according to the directions of the Committee, by Henry Mackenzie ... ; with a copious appendix, containing some of the principal documents on which the report is founded. |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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