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\"Letushopeatanyrate，\"saidtheoldgentleman，\"thattheLorddoesnot。\"
\"Haveyoueverseenthisbook？\"saidhe，andputSmith’s\"SeanDana\"intomyhand。
\"Oh，yes，\"saidI，\"andhavegonethroughit。ItcontainspoemsintheGaeliclanguagebyOisinandothers，collectedintheHighlands。Iwentthroughitalongtimeagowithgreatattention。
Someofthepoemsarewonderfullybeautiful。\"