The English Poetical Works Of Evan Maccoll Microform

Excerpt from The English Poetical Works of Evan Maccoll: With a Biographical Sketch of the Author In his mother, Mary Cameron, a daughter of Domhnall mor a Gharbh-choirre - in his day a man of considerable mark in the district of Cowall - the bard was scarcely less fortunate. She was noted for her store of traditional tales, legendary and fairy lore, and was withal thoroughly familiar with her Bible, and led a life of much active benevolence and for her memory the bard cherishes the most tender filial feelings and affection. She is also said to have been somewhat of an improvisatrice, and her leanings in this direction, coupled with her frequent exercise of the gift, give a bent and tone to the boy-mind which time, an ardent soul, and carefully directed thought have fully developed, if not perfected in the man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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