Sar-Obair Nam Bard Gaelach; Or, the Beauties of Gaelic Poetry, and Lives of the Highland Bards with Historical and Critical Notes, and a Comprehensive Glossary of Provincial Words
Sar-Obair Nam Bard Gaelach; Or, the Beauties of Gaelic Poetry, and Lives of the Highland Bards with Historical and Critical Notes, and a Comprehensive Glossary of Provincial Words
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...college, in Ireland, from whence, along with the stores of genealogical and other lore with which he had stored his head, he had in addition, brought over a back-burden of the small-pox, and was lying asleep, on a settle bed, at the back of the house near the fire, when John and Donald M' Arthur, two pipers, came in, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...college, in Ireland, from whence, along with the stores of genealogical and other lore with which he had stored his head, he had in addition, brought over a back-burden of the small-pox, and was lying asleep, on a settle bed, at the back of the house near the fire, when John and Donald M' Arthur, two pipers, came in, and, sitting down on the bed-stock, began tuueing their pipes preparatory to playing. The horrid and dis-cordant sound of the pipes roused the hard, who, burst, ing with indignation, in the true style of his profession, began to inveigh against the pipers, in the following mock genealogy of the bag.pipe. It would appear from this, as well as from hints in other poems, that the bag-pipe was never a favourite with the bards; but was rather re-garded by them as trenching on their province. The poem was evidently intended to recent the intrusion of the pipers on the bard's slumberf. Nor did it fail of the desired effect; for, the pipers it seems, had intended to make good their quarters for the night; but, on hearing the odd and ludi. crous invective against their favourite instrument, enun-ciated from behind them, they started from their seats with astonishment looking round for an explanation. Hut when the swollen and pocky countenance of Neil met their view, wrought up we may suppose with no ordinary excite, ment, terror Hdded wings to their feet, and they fled in the utmost consternation. Neil's father on hearing the poem to the end exclaimed " Math thu/rin a mhic, tha mifaicinn mi. kbu thttrat cai/it' a thug thu ah Firiin;" i e. "Well done my son, I sec your errand to Ireland has not been mat." IAIN DUBH MAC IAIN 4C-AILEIN. John M'donald, commonly Iain Dubh Mac Iain 'Ic-Ailein, i. e. John of black locks, son of Jolin, ...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No front cover; internally fair. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
