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THE SCOTTISH BORDER. 37
attempt to trace Montrose's career, from his first raising
the royal standard, to his second expedition and death ;
but it is interrupted and imperfect. From the conclu-
ding stanza, I presume the song was composed upon the
arrival of Charles in Scotland, which so speedily follow-
ed the execution of Montrose, that the King entered
the city while the head of his most* faithful and most
successful adherent was still blackening in the sun.
attempt to trace Montrose's career, from his first raising
the royal standard, to his second expedition and death ;
but it is interrupted and imperfect. From the conclu-
ding stanza, I presume the song was composed upon the
arrival of Charles in Scotland, which so speedily follow-
ed the execution of Montrose, that the King entered
the city while the head of his most* faithful and most
successful adherent was still blackening in the sun.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 2 > (49) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80615279 |
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Description | Vol. II . |
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Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.18 |
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Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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