METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

• ROBERT MACKAY (ROB DONN), 309
• • The song of winter, 311
  • Dirge for Ian Macechan, 315
  • The song of the forsaken drover, 315
  • Isabel Mackay—the maid alone, 318
  • Evan's Elegy, 321
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• DOUGAL BUCHANAN, 322
• • A clagionn—the skull, 326
  • Am bruadar—the dream, 330
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• DUNCAN MACINTYRE, 334
• • Mairi bhān ōg (Mary, the young, the fair-haired), 335
  • Bendourain, the Otter Mount, 336
  • The bard to his musket, 347
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• JOHN MACODRUM, 351
• • Oran na h-aois (the song of age), 352
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• NORMAN MACLEOD (TORMAID BAN), 355
• • Caberfae, 357
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• GLOSSARY, 363

Volume II.

CONTENTS.

• JAMES HOGG, 1
• • Donald Macdonald, 48
  • Flora Macdonald's farewell, 50
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie, 51
  • The skylark, 52
  • Caledonia, 53
  • O Jeanie, there 's naething to fear ye, 54
  • When the kye comes hame, 55
  • The women folk, 58
  • M'Lean's welcome, 59
  • Charlie is my darling, 61
  • Love is like a dizziness, 62
  • O weel befa' the maiden gay, 64
  • The flowers of Scotland, 66
  • Lass, an' ye lo'e me, tell me now, 67
  • Pull away, jolly boys, 69
  • O, saw ye this sweet bonnie lassie o' mine? 70
  • The auld Highlandman, 71
  • Ah, Peggy, since thou 'rt gane away, 72
  • Gang to the brakens wi' me, 74
  • Lock the door, Lariston, 75
  • I hae naebody now, 77
  • The moon was a-waning, 78
  • Good night, and joy, 79
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• JAMES MUIRHEAD, D.D., 81
• • Bess the gawkie, 82
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• MRS AGNES LYON, 84
• • Neil Gow's farewell to whisky, 86
  • See the winter clouds around, 87
  • Within the towers of ancient Glammis, 88
  • My son George's departure, 90
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• ROBERT LOCHORE, 91
• • Now, Jenny lass, 92
  • Marriage, and the care o't, 94
  • Mary's twa lovers, 95
  • The forlorn shepherd, 96
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• JOHN ROBERTSON, 98
• • The toom meal pock, 99
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• ALEXANDER BALFOUR, 101
• • The bonnie lass o' Leven water, 104
  • Slighted love, 105
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• GEORGE MACINDOE, 106
• • Cheese and whisky, 108
  • The burn trout, 109
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• ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, 110
• • Fife, an' a' the land about it, 112
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• WILLIAM M'LAREN, 114
• • Now summer shines with gaudy pride, 116
  • And dost thou speak sincere, my love? 116
  • Say not the bard has turn'd old, 117
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• HAMILTON PAUL, 120
• • Helen Gray, 128
  • The bonnie lass of Barr, 129
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• ROBERT TANNAHILL, 131
• • Jessie, the flower o' Dumblane, 136
  • Loudon's bonnie woods and braes, 137
  • The lass of Arranteenie, 139
  • Yon burn side, 140
  • The braes o' Gleniffer, 141
  • Through Crockston Castle's lanely wa's, 142
  • The braes o' Balquhither, 143
  • Gloomy winter 's now awa', 145
  • O! are ye sleeping, Maggie? 146
  • Now winter, wi' his cloudy brow, 147
  • The dear Highland laddie, O, 148
  • The midges dance aboon the burn, 149
  • Barrochan Jean, 150
  • O, row thee in my Highland plaid, 151
  • Bonnie wood of Craigie lea, 153
  • Good night, and joy, 154
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• HENRY DUNCAN, D.D., 156
• • Curling song, 161
  • On the green sward, 163
  • The Ruthwell volunteers, 164
  • Exiled far from scenes of pleasure, 165
  • The roof of straw, 166
  • Thou kens't, Mary Hay, 167
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• ROBERT ALLAN, 169
• • Blink over the burn, my sweet Betty, 171
  • Come awa, hie awa, 171
  • On thee, Eliza, dwell my thoughts, 173
  • To a linnet, 174
  • The primrose is bonnie in spring, 174
  • The bonnie lass o' Woodhouselee, 175
  • The sun is setting on sweet Glengarry, 176
  • Her hair was like the Cromla mist, 177
  • O leeze me on the bonnie lass, 178
  • Queen Mary's escape from Lochleven Castle, 179
  • When Charlie to the Highlands came, 180
  • Lord Ronald came to his lady's bower, 181
  • The lovely maid of Ormadale, 183
  • A lassie cam' to our gate, 184
  • The thistle and the rose, 186
  • The Covenanter's lament, 187
  • Bonnie lassie, 188
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• ANDREW MERCER, 189
• • The hour of love, 190
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• JOHN LEYDEN, M.D., 191
• • Ode to the evening star, 196
  • The return after absence, 197
  • Lament for Rama, 197
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• JAMES SCADLOCK, 199
• • Along by Levern stream so clear, 201
  • Hark, hark, the skylark singing, 202
  • October winds, 203
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• SIR ALEXANDER BOSWELL, BART., 204
• • Jenny's bawbee, 208
  • Jenny dang the weaver, 210
  • The lass o' Isla, 211
  • Taste life's glad moments, 212
  • Good night, and joy be wi' ye a', 214
  • Old and new times, 215
  • Bannocks o' barley meal, 216
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• WILLIAM GILLESPIE, 218
• • The Highlander, 220
  • Ellen, 221
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• THOMAS MOUNSEY CUNNINGHAM, 223
• • Adown the burnie's flowery bank, 227
  • The hills o' Gallowa', 227
  • The braes o' Ballahun, 229
  • The unco grave, 230
  • Julia's grave, 231
  • Fareweel, ye streams, 232
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• JOHN STRUTHERS, 235
• • Admiring Nature's simple charms, 239
  • Oh, bonnie buds yon birchen tree, 240
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• RICHARD GALL, 241
• • How sweet is the scene, 243
  • Captain O'Kain, 243
  • My only jo and dearie, O, 244
  • The bonnie blink o' Mary's e'e, 245
  • The braes o' Drumlee, 246
  • I winna gang back to my mammy again, 248
  • The bard, 249
  • Louisa in Lochaber, 249
  • The hazlewood witch, 250
  • Farewell to Ayrshire, 251
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• GEORGE SCOTT, 253
• • The flower of the Tyne, 254
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• THOMAS CAMPBELL, 255
• • Ye mariners of England, 262
  • Glenara, 263
  • The wounded hussar, 264
  • Battle of the Baltic, 265
  • Men of England, 268
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• MRS G. G. RICHARDSON, 269
• • The fairy dance, 273
  • Summer morning, 274
  • There 's music in the flowing tide, 275
  • Ah! faded is that lovely broom, 276
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• THOMAS BROWN, M.D., 278
• • Consolation of altered fortunes, 281
  • The faithless mourner, 282
  • The lute, 283
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• WILLIAM CHALMERS, 285
• • Sing on, 286
  • The Lomond braes, 287
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• JOSEPH TRAIN, 288
• • My doggie, 293
  • Blooming Jessie, 295
  • Old Scotia, 296
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• ROBERT JAMIESON, 297
• • My wife 's a winsome wee thing, 299
  • Go to him, then, if thou can'st go, 300
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• WALTER WATSON, 302
• • My Jockie 's far awa, 304
  • Maggie an' me, 305
  • Sit down, my cronie, 306
  • Braes o' Bedlay, 307
  • Jessie, 308
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• WILLIAM LAIDLAW, 310
• • Lucy's flittin', 314
  • Her bonnie black e'e, 316
  • Alake for the lassie, 317

METRICAL TRANSLATIONS FROM THE MODERN GAELIC MINSTRELSY.

• ALEXANDER MACDONALD, 321
• • The lion of Macdonald, 323
  • The brown dairy-maiden, 327
  • The praise of Morag, 329
  • News of Prince Charles, 335
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• JOHN ROY STUART, 340
• • Lament for Lady Macintosh, 341
  • The day of Culloden, 343
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• JOHN MORRISON, 346
• • My beauty dark, 347
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• ROBERT MACKAY, 349
• • The Highlander's home sickness, 349

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• GLOSSARY, 350

Volume III.

CONTENTS.