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460 THE POEMS OF OSSIAN.
eddying blasts; when the moon, a dun shield, fron
the east, is rolled along the sky.
Ullin, Carril, and Ryno, voices of the days ot
old! Let me hear you, while yet it is dark, to
please and awake my soul. I hear you not, ye
sons of song; in what hall of the clouds is your
rest ? Do you touch the shadowy harp, robed with
morning mist, where the rustling sun comes forth
from his green-headed waves ?

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Poems of Ossian
DescriptionTranslated by James Macpherson ; to which are prefixed a preliminary discourse, and dissertations on the aera and poems of Ossian.
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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.