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THE AGED BARD S WISH.
XVI.
Let tender ducklings skim with speed
The placid lake of stately pines,
Where stretches far the woody mead,
And mountain-ash in softness twines.
XVII.
The beauteous swan of snowy breast
Glides graceful o'er the yielding wave ;
When soaring o'er the mountain's crest
How lightsomely the clouds she'll brave !
XVIII.
Her stormy wing she oft hath led
To frigid regions, distant, wide,
Where vent'rous sail may ne'er be spread,
Nor oaken prow the wave divide.
XIX.
Swan ! from land of waves returned : —
On mountain heights thy stay prolong —
And sing of thy affections mourned :
I love to hear th' aerial song !
XVI.
Let tender ducklings skim with speed
The placid lake of stately pines,
Where stretches far the woody mead,
And mountain-ash in softness twines.
XVII.
The beauteous swan of snowy breast
Glides graceful o'er the yielding wave ;
When soaring o'er the mountain's crest
How lightsomely the clouds she'll brave !
XVIII.
Her stormy wing she oft hath led
To frigid regions, distant, wide,
Where vent'rous sail may ne'er be spread,
Nor oaken prow the wave divide.
XIX.
Swan ! from land of waves returned : —
On mountain heights thy stay prolong —
And sing of thy affections mourned :
I love to hear th' aerial song !
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Minor poems, and translations, in verse > (106) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80599220 |
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| Description | From admired compositions of the ancient Celtic bards : with the Gaelic, and illustrative notes / by Robert Munro. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.212 |
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| Description | A 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. |
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| Description | Selected 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. |
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