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IX.
'npHou aflceft, fair daughter of the
illes ! whofe memory is preferved
in thefe tombs? The memory of Ron-
nan the bold, and Connan the chief of
men ; and of her, the faired of maids,
Rivine the lovely and the good. The
wing of time is laden with care. Every
moment hath woes of its own. Why
feek we our grief from afar ? or give our
tears to thofe of other times ? But thou
commanded, and I obey, O fair daugh-
ter of the ifles !
CoNAR was mighty in war. Caul
was the friend of ftrangers. His gates
were open to all ; midnight darkened
not on his barred door. Both lived upon
the fons of the mountains. Their bow
was the fupport of the poor.
F CoNNAN

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Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland
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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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