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142 REPORT ON THE
GoU an gnàth iorghail.
Fraoch nar fuar i dhaidli
Laoch go Ian deabhaidh,
Rèim an righ churuidli,
Mur lèim làn teinmhidh.
Leoghar, lonn, gniomhacli,
JBèodha, binn, duanach
Crèuchdach, comhdhàlach,
Eùchdach, iola bhuadhach.'
In Englifh as follows i
' Gaul ftrong and brave,
Tnink of valour,
Hand of bounty and of might.
Fit example for greatnefs.
Champion fwift and powerful
To wound a multitude of enemies,
A wave that rolls in ftrength.
Is Gaul in the field of ftrife ; ' :
A heath that is ready to burn.
Is the hero in the full conflift.
The courfe of the kingly warrior
Is as the full darting meteor.
Champion chearful and full of aftion.
Lively, eloquent, and mufical.
Though dealing wounds, fteady in friendfhip.
Performing feats of prowefs, and gaining many vidlories.'
The

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Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian
DescriptionIncludes texts in Gaelic with translations into Latin and English. "Drawn up, according to the directions of the Committee, by Henry Mackenzie".
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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.