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CANTO II. FINGAL. 03
Burthen with years ; for to the heart,
Whence ev'ry tremblingjoy hath fled,
Where ev'ry bright'ning hope is dead.
What loveliness can life impart ?
E'en when young pleasure's pulse beats high,
The warrior to the stroke of death
Yields his stern strength without a sigh.
But oh ! when childless, when each breath
His ling'ring moments loads with pain,
Surely the flames of death bring gain.
Seek no more words ; — this soul is brave,
Nor shrinks nor shudders from the grave.'
" No grave shall hold thee — heav'nly ire
Be shower'd upon thee, dark and dire,
And on thy house, and on thy name.
With heav'n's dread curses to the flame,
Him we consign, who impious trod
The sanctuary of heav'n's high god.
Burthen with years ; for to the heart,
Whence ev'ry tremblingjoy hath fled,
Where ev'ry bright'ning hope is dead.
What loveliness can life impart ?
E'en when young pleasure's pulse beats high,
The warrior to the stroke of death
Yields his stern strength without a sigh.
But oh ! when childless, when each breath
His ling'ring moments loads with pain,
Surely the flames of death bring gain.
Seek no more words ; — this soul is brave,
Nor shrinks nor shudders from the grave.'
" No grave shall hold thee — heav'nly ire
Be shower'd upon thee, dark and dire,
And on thy house, and on thy name.
With heav'n's dread curses to the flame,
Him we consign, who impious trod
The sanctuary of heav'n's high god.
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| Description | "a fine-Eirin : a poem, in six cantos : with notes, intended to delineate the manners and state of society of Ancient Ireland." (Imperfect: missing pages 83-94.) |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.99 |
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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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