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C O M A L A:
DRAMATIC POEM
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The PERSONS.
FiNGAL. Melilcoma, T daughters of
HiDALLAN. DersagrenAjJ Morni.
CoMAtA. Bards.
Dersagrena.
THE chace is over. — No noife on Ardven but the torrent's roar !
— Daughter of Morni, come from Crona's banks. Lay-
down the bow and take the harp. Let the night come on with
fongs, and our joy be great on Ardven.
Melilcoma.
* This poem is valuable on account of that the poem was originally fet to mufic,
the light it throws on the antiquity of Of- and perhaps prefented before the chiefs
fian's compofitions. The Caracul men- upon folemn occafions. Tradition has
tioned here is the fame with Caracalla the handed down theftory more complete than
fon of Severus, who in the year 211 com- it is in the poem. — " Comala, the daughter
manded an expedition againft the Caledo- of Sarno king of Iniftore or Orkney iflands,
nians. — The variety of the meafure fhews fell in love with Fingal the fon of Comhal
as
C O M A L A:
DRAMATIC POEM
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The PERSONS.
FiNGAL. Melilcoma, T daughters of
HiDALLAN. DersagrenAjJ Morni.
CoMAtA. Bards.
Dersagrena.
THE chace is over. — No noife on Ardven but the torrent's roar !
— Daughter of Morni, come from Crona's banks. Lay-
down the bow and take the harp. Let the night come on with
fongs, and our joy be great on Ardven.
Melilcoma.
* This poem is valuable on account of that the poem was originally fet to mufic,
the light it throws on the antiquity of Of- and perhaps prefented before the chiefs
fian's compofitions. The Caracul men- upon folemn occafions. Tradition has
tioned here is the fame with Caracalla the handed down theftory more complete than
fon of Severus, who in the year 211 com- it is in the poem. — " Comala, the daughter
manded an expedition againft the Caledo- of Sarno king of Iniftore or Orkney iflands,
nians. — The variety of the meafure fhews fell in love with Fingal the fon of Comhal
as
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| Description | "... an ancient epic poem in six books together with several other poems composed by Ossian the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language by James Macpherson". (Imperfect: wanting advertisement leaf preceding p. 1 and final advertisement leaf.) (There is another copy at Shelf mark: Oss.3(1), DOD ID 77433523.) |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.4 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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