Excellent is thy work completed; Thy deep lore is widely known; The sweet language of our fathers Grandly to the world hast shown. Praise shall be of Lhuyd’s great labours Which henceforth we emulate; Friendship for the Gael of England In our hearts he does create. Robert Campbell, of Cowal, begins with the following dedicatory preface:— “Den Uasal oirdherc Maighsdir _Edward Lhuid_, Fear coimhead tigh na seud a Noiltigh _Ath-Ndamh_ a _Nsagsan_, Ughdar a Nfoclair Ghaoidheilg, Failte. “_Robert Caimpbel_ Fear Faraiste mhic _Chailin_ an _Comhal_ CC.” To-day in Eire there is joy; While harp and song wake gentle sounds; The strains of tuneful throats are heard Within old Albin’s gladdened bounds. The pow’r that kindles this delight Is that sweet tongue of those fair lands Which lay so long in captive chains; It wakens now and breaks the bands. In it have terms of peace been sealed, In it Jehovah’s praises sung; Small be the lore of learned men Who know not this rich ancient tongue. This moved to work the noble Lhuyd, Whose words of eloquence proceed From that deep fount beside which grew The Oakling of the Celtic seed. ’Tis time to teach and woo the muse Where fair Oxonia rears her towers, Where classic learning finds her home, And Isis shows her banks of flowers. Tyree, Mull, and Cowal are not the only places where clergymen were wont to “woo the muse” in those days. Poetic expressions of admiration and encouragement were also sent to Lhuyd from Ardchattan, and Islay. Here is that of the Rev. James MacPherson, of Kildalton: Thou art welcome, gentle scholar, To the Highlands’ wave-worn shore; In all provinces of Eire Thine is welcome evermore. Welcome through the Gaelic borders, England will accord thee hail: Chiefs will make of thee companion, Praise will come from Ireland’s Gael. From the tomb thou hast awakened Our neglected ancient tongue, Which, though long in bonds forgotten, Into printed life has sprung. Rich and wise is thy instruction; Clear and learned is thy speech; Ancient words gain force and meaning On each page as thou dost teach. Bear to learned Lhuyd my blessing, Who our language has restored; Hence to him great praise and welcome Gaels shall everywhere accord. The Rev. Colin Campbell wrote his in Latin, which till that period was the medium of communication among Highland ecclesiastics.