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ARGOMENTO
C/redesi che questo Garoso, o, come sta nel-
T originale, Caros , sia il celebre usurpatore
Carausio . Costui neir anno 284, s'impadronì
della Brettagna , assunse la porpora , si fece
proclamar Augusto dalle sue Milizie, e sconfìs-
se r Imperator Massimiano Erculeo in varie
battaglie navali. Per difendersi dalle incursio-
ni de'Caledonj egli ristaurò la muraglia d'Agri-
cola , e mentre sta^a occupato in quel lavoro ,
venne attaccato da un corpo di truppe sotto il
comando di Oscar , figlio di Ossian. Questa
battaglia e V argomento del presente poemetto ^
eli e indirizzato a Malvina già sposa di Oscar.
Ve inserita per episodio la tragica morte d' I-
dallano, uno dei principali attori nel poemetto
drammatico di Gomala .

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Volumes 2 and 3
DescriptionToma II and III.
ShelfmarkOss.181
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Poesie di Ossian, antico poeta celtico
Description'Poems of Ossian' in Italian, 1817. 3 volumes in 2.
ShelfmarkOss.180-181
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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.