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334 CO L N A-D O N A.
Stranger of tales, said Toscar, hast thou marked the warrior's
course ? He must fall ; give thou that bossy shield ! In wrath
he took the shield. Fair behind it heaved the breasts of a maid,
white as the.bosom of a swan, rising on swift-rolling waves. It
was Colna-dona of harps, the daughter of the king. Her blue
eyes had rolled on Toscar, and her love arose.
THE
Stranger of tales, said Toscar, hast thou marked the warrior's
course ? He must fall ; give thou that bossy shield ! In wrath
he took the shield. Fair behind it heaved the breasts of a maid,
white as the.bosom of a swan, rising on swift-rolling waves. It
was Colna-dona of harps, the daughter of the king. Her blue
eyes had rolled on Toscar, and her love arose.
THE
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal > (346) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/77927382 |
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| Description | Translated by James Macpherson. |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.59 |
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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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