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ARGUMENT.
Reflections on the poet's youth. An apostrophe to
Selma. Oscar obtains leave to go to Inis-thona, an
island of Scandinavia. The mournful story of Argon
and Ruro, the two sons of the king of Inis-thona. Os-
car revenges their death, and returns in triumph to
Selma. A soliloquy by the poet himself.

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Volume 2
DescriptionVolume II.
ShelfmarkOss.61
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Poems of Ossian
Description"Translated by James Macpherson ; the engravings by James Fittler, A.R.A., from pictures by Henry Singleton."
ShelfmarkOss.60-62
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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.