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74 FINGAL. c.\s
" Who," to his soul he said, " is he,
This prince, so honored of thj sire ?
Is he than thou more brave ? more free ?
Or pants he with a nobler fire ?
Or is his arm more strong- for war
Than thine, oh Marthon ? thou, whose name
In darkness wrapt, lies buried far
From song, from honor, and from fame."
Wearied with wond'ring, now retir'd
The people from the water-side ;
Marthon, with fervent thoughts inspir'd,
Looks on the slowly turning tide :
No eye beholds ; — he straightway stands
Upon the boat, unclasps the bands
Of the fair armour, and within
Succeeds concealing place to win.
Borne up the stream, at length his eyes,
With gaze of ecstaey invite,
From the soft-glowing morniag skies,
The loveliness of azure light.
" Who," to his soul he said, " is he,
This prince, so honored of thj sire ?
Is he than thou more brave ? more free ?
Or pants he with a nobler fire ?
Or is his arm more strong- for war
Than thine, oh Marthon ? thou, whose name
In darkness wrapt, lies buried far
From song, from honor, and from fame."
Wearied with wond'ring, now retir'd
The people from the water-side ;
Marthon, with fervent thoughts inspir'd,
Looks on the slowly turning tide :
No eye beholds ; — he straightway stands
Upon the boat, unclasps the bands
Of the fair armour, and within
Succeeds concealing place to win.
Borne up the stream, at length his eyes,
With gaze of ecstaey invite,
From the soft-glowing morniag skies,
The loveliness of azure light.
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/77600093 |
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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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