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CATH-LODA.
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woods. On thy top dwells the misty Loda, the house of the
spirits of men. In the end of his cloudy hall bends forward
Cruth-loda of swords. His form is dimly seen, amidst his wavy
mist. His right-hand is on his shield : in his left is the half-view-
less shell. The roof of his dreadful hall is marked with nightly
fires.
The race of Cruth-loda advance, a ridge of formless shades.
He reaches the sounding shell, to those who shone in war ; but,
between him and the feeble, his shield rises, a crust of darkness.
He is a setting meteor to the weak in arms. Bright, as a rain-
bow on streams, came white-armed Conban-carglas.
CATH-

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Poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal
DescriptionTranslated by James Macpherson.
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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.
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