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NOTES.
SONG
ON THE VICTORY AT CAMPERDOWN.
Note 1.
Whan Scotia's braid shield^ o'er her mountains^
Sae terribly sounds the alarm.
This is an allusion to the custom the ancient Caledonian
chiefs had, of striking their shields, to call their people toge-
ther on the approach of danger.
Note 2.
Frae Dermid, great warrior, sprung.
A hero celebrated by Ossian, from whom the Campbells
take their pedigree. Vide Smith's Gaelic Antiquities.
Note 3.
Macdougal (the famed Lord o' Lorn).
The Macdougals were in ancient times a very powerful
clan, the chiefs of which were, for a considerable period, dig-
nified with the title of *' Lord of Lorn."
NOTES.
SONG
ON THE VICTORY AT CAMPERDOWN.
Note 1.
Whan Scotia's braid shield^ o'er her mountains^
Sae terribly sounds the alarm.
This is an allusion to the custom the ancient Caledonian
chiefs had, of striking their shields, to call their people toge-
ther on the approach of danger.
Note 2.
Frae Dermid, great warrior, sprung.
A hero celebrated by Ossian, from whom the Campbells
take their pedigree. Vide Smith's Gaelic Antiquities.
Note 3.
Macdougal (the famed Lord o' Lorn).
The Macdougals were in ancient times a very powerful
clan, the chiefs of which were, for a considerable period, dig-
nified with the title of *' Lord of Lorn."
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| Description | By the late Richard Gall with a memoir of the author. Edinburgh : From the Press of Oliver and Boyd, 1819. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.48 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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