For the Southern Literary Messenger.
MR. WHITE,--On looking over a young lady's Album a few evenings since,
I met with the following lines, of which, with her permission, I
immediately took a copy. I now enclose them to you for insertion in the
Messenger, hoping that some one of your numerous readers may not only
be able to tell me in what language they are written, but let me still
further into the secret by giving me a translation of them.
"'Adhmhur mar dhia neo bhasmhor 'ta
"'N t'oglach gu caidreach a shuis re d' sqa:
"Sa chluin, sa chìth re faad na hùin
"Do bhriara droigheal, 's do fhrea gradh cùin."
I was also allowed to transcribe from the same source, two other pieces
which I send you herewith, under an impression that they are well
worthy a place in your interesting miscellany.
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