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THE MOURNERS SONG.
THE MOURNER'S SONG.
LAY me down to rest in peace,
Prepare my dreamless pillow ;
1 long to be where sorrows cease :
Beneath the friendly willow : —
AVhere through my heart no more will move
Or fear, or hope, or joy, or love !
Fear : if acquaintance reconciles
Spirits of adverse form, —
Cheerful might I encounter toils,
Nor dread each threatening storm ;
But Fear sits brooding o'er my heart
To aggravate the coming dart !
Hope : she subdued my anguish long,
But I have lost the maid ;
Grown wearied of her soothing song
She sought a milder shade ;

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Minor poems, and translations, in verse
DescriptionFrom admired compositions of the ancient Celtic bards : with the Gaelic, and illustrative notes / by Robert Munro.
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Hew Morrison Collection
DescriptionA selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh.
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.