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FAINASOLLIS.
IV.
Admii'ing, as the maid drew nigh,
The princes stood upon the plain ;
For wond'rous lovely to the eye
Was she who now had left the main.
Then tearful spoke that lovely one : —
" If thou art Fingal, aid me hence :
Thy count'nance is the wanderer's sun —
Thy shield, the helpless one's defence !"
VI.
In soothing voice the monarch said,
" beauteous branch in sorrow's bhght.
If hardy swords can give thee aid.
Our dauntless hearts will prove aright !"
VII.
" Oj I'm pursued on yonder sea ! —
He comes — a chief of savage fame !
The son of Sora's king is he —
Myro the Fierce, by rightful name !"

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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.