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356 MINSTRELSY OF
" Can wealth and power in princely bower,
*' Can beauty's rolling e'e,
*' Can friendship dear, wi' kindly tear,
" Bring back my peace to me ?
" No ! lang lang maun the mourner pine,
" And meikle penance dree,
" Wha has a heavy heart like mine,
" Ere hght that heart can be.
" Under yon silver skimmering waves,
" That saftly rise and fa",
*' Lie mouldering banes in sandy graves,
" That fley my peace awa.
" To help my boat, I pierced the throat
" Of him whom ane lo'ed dear ;
*' Nought did I spare his yellow hair,
" And e'en sae bricht and clear*

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Volume 3
DescriptionVol III.
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Minstrelsy of the Scottish border
DescriptionConsisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition.
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J. F. Campbell Collection
DescriptionVolumes 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.
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.