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C O M A L A:
DRAMATIC POEM*.
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The PERSONS.
FiNCAL.
HiDALLAN.
CoMALA.
Melilcoma, J daughters of
Dersagrena,J Morni.
Bards.
Dersagrena.
TH E chace is over. — No noife on Ardven but the torrent's roar 1
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
the lijht it throws on the antiquity of Of-
fian's compofitions. The Caracul roen-
tioned here is the fame with Caracalla the
fon of Severus, who in the year 2ii com-
manded an expedition againft the Caledo-
nians. — The vail.ty of the meafure fhews
that the poem was originally fet to mufic,
and perhaps prefented before the chiefs
upon folemn occafions. Tradition has
handed down theftory more complete than
it is in the poem. — " Comala, the daughter
of Sarno king of Iniftore or Orkney iflands,
fell in love with Fingal the fon of Comhal
at
C O M A L A:
DRAMATIC POEM*.
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The PERSONS.
FiNCAL.
HiDALLAN.
CoMALA.
Melilcoma, J daughters of
Dersagrena,J Morni.
Bards.
Dersagrena.
TH E chace is over. — No noife on Ardven but the torrent's roar 1
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
the lijht it throws on the antiquity of Of-
fian's compofitions. The Caracul roen-
tioned here is the fame with Caracalla the
fon of Severus, who in the year 2ii com-
manded an expedition againft the Caledo-
nians. — The vail.ty of the meafure fhews
that the poem was originally fet to mufic,
and perhaps prefented before the chiefs
upon folemn occafions. Tradition has
handed down theftory more complete than
it is in the poem. — " Comala, the daughter
of Sarno king of Iniftore or Orkney iflands,
fell in love with Fingal the fon of Comhal
at
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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 [sic] language by James Macpherson". The second edition, London: 1762. (There is another copy at Oss.6, DOD ID 77443856.) |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.5 |
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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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