Keppoch song
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A KEFFOCH SONG-.
y 3
f Canto jFirgt*
Ossian! lend me now thy lyre,
Thy boldest strains my soul inspire!
Ossian, now awake to me,
Bless mine eyes that sight to see!
Behold ! he conies, majestic man,
Extending out to me his han'— -
" Here take my lyre, my song renew,
" Mine ancient strains once more pursue,
He wav'd his hand, and vanish'd quite • —
Alas ! he's left me now in night.
From Hibernia's isle I came,
A royal son of Coll to name;
Caledonia's isles I coloniz'd,
My right original I priz'd:
y 3
f Canto jFirgt*
Ossian! lend me now thy lyre,
Thy boldest strains my soul inspire!
Ossian, now awake to me,
Bless mine eyes that sight to see!
Behold ! he conies, majestic man,
Extending out to me his han'— -
" Here take my lyre, my song renew,
" Mine ancient strains once more pursue,
He wav'd his hand, and vanish'd quite • —
Alas ! he's left me now in night.
From Hibernia's isle I came,
A royal son of Coll to name;
Caledonia's isles I coloniz'd,
My right original I priz'd:
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| Description | A poem in five cantos: being the origin and history of the family, alias Donald, Lord of the Isles, carried down to its extinction, with a continuation of the family of Keppoch; the whole combined with the history of Scotland, with notes and references, and concluding with an analysis of the Scotch acts of Parliament, relative to the Douglas association; and an address to His Royal Highness the prince regent. By John Paul Macdonald. Montrose : Printed for the author by J. Watt, 1815. |
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| Shelfmark | Bk.3 |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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