Keppoch song
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A JKEPPOCH SONG*
Canto §>econts*
(treat Fingal, deign to lend an ear,
My humble suit, O do thou hear;
Do thou illuminate my lay,
As the bright sun enlivens the day:
Thy friendly aid unto me bring;
Successive exploits may I sing!
The Saxon strength increase anon,
Extermination still goes on.
Fresh grants unto his chiefs are given,
Th' exile lifts his eye to heav'n:
Titles new the Saxon creates,
And, by such, his friends animates.
Lochaber, Bad'noch's Thanes he makes.
And such as war's pretence he takes ;
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Canto §>econts*
(treat Fingal, deign to lend an ear,
My humble suit, O do thou hear;
Do thou illuminate my lay,
As the bright sun enlivens the day:
Thy friendly aid unto me bring;
Successive exploits may I sing!
The Saxon strength increase anon,
Extermination still goes on.
Fresh grants unto his chiefs are given,
Th' exile lifts his eye to heav'n:
Titles new the Saxon creates,
And, by such, his friends animates.
Lochaber, Bad'noch's Thanes he makes.
And such as war's pretence he takes ;
C
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| Histories of Scottish families > Keppoch song > (29) Page 33 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94940238 |
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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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