scene; and the description is couched in the most appro→ priate language. The Gareloch bard was greatly alive to the force of female beauty. He loved a coy maid; but was rejected. Still the course of his affection could not be diverted from its object-he sung her charms;—he had her always present to his imagination ;—her rejection of him preyed so upon his mind and constitution that he pined, and became evidently a victim to consumption. In this state he sought the aid of medical advice; but in his own glens he could find no relief. He was therefore induced to go to Edinburgh to try what the Faculty there could do for him. They did all they could; but the disease had taken too sure a hold of its victim. Ross's life became weary to him. An invincible desire to revisit the scenes of his youthful love seized him. This desire he poured forth in the beautiful lyric, " E, ho ró, mo rùn an Cailin," where he doats on the dear name of her whose image filled his breast, but who, unconscious to the bard, now blessed the arms of another. He left Edinburgh with a faint degree of hope beaming in his soul, that on revisiting the scene of his youth, still glowing with the long continued and faithful vows of his early love, his mistress might pity him and relent; but on arriving, and learning that the idol whom he worshipped so fervently was for ever torn from him, the stroke was too much for his loveworn frame; he drew a few bitter sighs, and closed his eyes on love and poetry for ever.

ROBERT STEWART'S SONGS.

"ORAIN GHAELACH, agus Bheurla-Ghaelach le Raibaid Stiubhard. Clo-bhuailt' an Duneidin le C. Stiubhard, 1802." 12mo.

PETER TURNER'S COLLECTION.

"COMHCHRUINNEACHA DO DH' ORAIN TAGHTA GHAIDHEALACH, nach robh riamh roimhe clobhuailte gus a nis, air an tional o mheodhair, air feadh Gaidhealtachd a's Eileine na h-Alba, le Paruig Mac-an-Tuairneir, Duneidionn: Clobhuailte air son an Ughdair, le T. Stiubhard, 1813." 8vo. pp. 402. 7s.

Turner's Collection contains 121 songs; of these 19 are by Iain Lom, i. e. John Macdonald, 11 by Rob Donn, S by Margaret M'Lachlan, 5 by Allan Buidhe (M'Dugal,) 2 by Iain Brun, and 1 by Alexander M‘Donald.

Iain Lom, or John Macdonald of the family of Keppoch, was sometimes called Iain Mantach, from an impediment in his speech; he lived in the reigns of Charles the First, and Second, and died at a very advanced age about the year 1710.

He was a poet of great merit, and wrote as many poems as would form a considerable volume. It is said that he received a yearly pension from Charles II. as his Bard. His poems relate chiefly to the persons and the events of his own times, and are well deserving of a separate publication.

Allan Mac Dougall, or Ailean Buidhe nan oran, i. e. the yellow haired Bard, was a native of Argyleshire, and lived in Glendovan on the west side of Lochawe, as a farmer and grazier. He was a bachelor, and excelled as a satirical poet of great wit and humour. Though not equal to Macdonald, or M'Intyre in descriptive poetry, he was a better satirist. M'Donald in his Mi-Mhola Moraig, makes the heroine of the piece threaten himself with Allan's satire. The time of his death is not known.

Ossian.)

INVERNESS COLLECTIONS.

"Co CHRUINNEACHADH NUADH DO DH'ORANNIBH GAIDHEALACH." (Here follows a quotation from Inbhirneis, Clodh-bhuailt airson agus ra'n reic le Eoin Young Leabhar reicadair, 1806." 12mo. 3s. pp. 203.

"CO-CHRUINNEACHA DHAN, ORAIN, &c. &c. A collection of Original Poems, Songs, &c., taken from Oral Recitation, in various parts of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, during the last twenty years. To which are added, Notes, Biographical, Critical, and Explanatory. Inbhirnis Dealbh-bhuailt le Seumas Friseal, 1821." Price 5s." 12mo. pp. 216.

HYMN OF PRAISE, &c.

"LAOIDH-CHLIU agus Bhuidheachas do Dhia arson a Thiolaicigh uille, &c., agus Laoidh Mhollaidh, Jude 24, 25. A Hymn of praise and thanks to God for all his Mercies, &c, and Doxology, Jude 24, 25. Clo-bhuailt ann Glassacha. Gu feim Join Orr, agus r'a chreic ag a bhuth-san ann a margadh an-t-sallain, am bliadhna air Tighearna, 1752." 12mo. pp. 8.

This contains English on the one side of the Gaelic on the other.

LITTLE BIRDS.

page, and

"EOIN BHEAG NAN CREAGAIBH AOSDA; chruinneacha taoghda do dh' Orain Ghaelic." (Here

follow some quotations.)

"Glasgow: Printed by D. M'Kenzie, for M'Kenzie & Hutchison, Booksellers, 16, Saltmarket. 1819." 12mo.

Of this collection, all we ever saw was a fragment of 12 pages, it was got up by Gregor M'Gregor a Gaelic Schoolmaster, in the Old Grammar School Wynd of Glasgow.

MELODIOUS WARBLER.

" CEILLEIREAN BINN NAN CREAGAN AOSDA; cruinneachadh taghte do dh' Orain Ghaelic, ann an da Earrain. Earrain 1." (Here follows a Gaelic quotation.) "The Melodious Warbler of

the Aged Rocks, a selection of Gaelic Songs, in Two Parts. Part 1." (Here follows an English quotation.) "Glasgow: Printed by D. M'Kenzie, for the Publisher. Sold by M'Kenzie & Hutchison, Booksellers, 16, Saltmarket. 1819." 12mo. pp. 36. 6d.

The Publisher at the end says, that if encouragement is given he will publish the remaining part, but we believe no more ever appeared; it was the same work as the former, with an altered title-a few editions and corrections, edited by the same person.

MIRTHFUL SONGS.

A

"AN SUGRADH, no Orain Aighir agus criodhalais; mu Ghaol, suirbheadh, bachuil, &c. &c. Cheud uair. Clo-bhuailt ann Dun-eudain le Tomais Forrest, 1777. Price 4d." 12mo. pp.

52.

This has a Scotch Thistle on the title page.

The only

copy we have seen of it is in the Library of the College of Glasgow.

SONGS. No Title, but contains as under :

"Laoidh an Amadain Mhoir."-"Oran do dhaoine uaisle an Eilein Sgiathanaich le Lachunn Mac Ionmhuin, do 'm bu cho-ainm Lachunn Mac Thearlaich oig.”—“ "Roghal agus Caristine." 12mo. pp. 12. 2d.

Printed by Thomas Duncan, Glasgow, about 1800.

AN ELEGY ON SHERIFF M'CULLOCH. "MARBH-RANN DO SHERRA M'CULLOCH, a bhathadh air a Phort-mhor fagus do Dhornoch."

12mo.

The above had neither title page nor printer's name; we rather think it was only a fragment; and that the book contained originally twelve pages. The elegy on M'Culloch occupies eight pages, and there follows part of a Song, with the title-" Marbh-rann do'n Mhuintear a bhathadh aig Nuafoundland air an Laong' chaidh e Gallaobh."

SCOTCH AND GAELIC SONGS.

"A Choice Collection of Scotch Songs with Gaelic Translations, arranged on opposite pages. Second edition enlarged and improved.

D. Morrison & Co. 1829." 18mo.

Inverness; pp. 34. 6d.