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THE HIGHLAND GARB.
Fill high the cup, and be the toast, —
The Highland Garb of 3^ore !
The Highland hills, the Higliland hearts,
The pibrochd — the claymore !
The Highland hills, (fcc.
For ages long that race has gone
To many an honour'd grave :
By Fame enrolled as chief among
The faithful and the brave ;
And they are still as bold and true
In their beloved domain.
Or where by adverse fortune led,
In lands beyond the main.
FOl high the cup, &c.
The Highland hearts are Uving yet.
As noble as before :
But where are now the Highland garb,
The pibrochd, the claymore,
The philabeg, the cotagarr,
And all the fair array,
That cheer'd the friend, and scar'd the fo(
tell me, where are they Ì
FiU high the cup, &c.

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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.