Notes on the Authenticity of Ossian's Poems

acquainted Adam Ferguson ancient Gaelic poetry appears assisted AUTHENTICITY OF OSSIAN'S authority Badenoch bards Battle of Lora beauties Becket Blair's Letter Book Boswell Captain Morison Carthon Clanranald collection and translation combat composition Conloch contained copy Cuthullin Dargo Darthula Dean of Lismore's Death of Oscar Dr Blair Dr John Edinburgh English Erse evidence Ewan Macpherson Ferguson Fingal Fingalians forgery fragments friends Gaelic language Gaelic Ossian Gaelic poems Gallie's gentleman Giraldus Cambrensis heard Highland Society Highland Society's Committee imposture Irish Poetry James Macpherson John Home Johnson Lachlan Macpherson Laing says Laing's M'Lagan Mackenzie Macpher Macpherson of Strathmashie Macpherson's translation Miss Brooke never old manuscripts oral recitation Ossian's poems Ossianic poetry passage pherson pieces poems of Ossian poet poetical published remains of ancient Scotland Sir John Sir John Sinclair Sleat songs South Uist Spirit of Loda Strath Swaran Temora tion transcribed from old Uist writing