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THE MOURNER S SOXG.
And cold Despair, in triumph wild,
Expunged the promise she beguiled !
Joy : once I knew — the season brief,
But so intense the measure —
Had it been less, I'd less in grief
Bewail the absent treasure.
Wise man reproves the simple boy,
But envies still his store of joy.
And Love : the gentle flame, decayed,
Has left me dark and lone ;
Betraying once, and now betrayed,
"Tis meet I'm now undone :
But how sad it is to prove
No one that loves — and none to love !
Then I would lay me down in peace
Upon a drearoless pillow,
For all the pangs of sorrow cease
Beneath the friendly willow —
There wiU my stricken heart remove
From fear, and hope, and joy, and love I

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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.