The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R. Macfarlan. With a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by sir J. Sinclair, and a tr. of the abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting Ossian, with notes and a suppl. essay by J. McArthur, Volume 3 |
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Page 498
There is every reason to believe that Selma , so often mentioned in the poems of
Ossian , as the principal residence of his father Fingal , was situate in that part of
Argyleshire called Upper Lorn , on a green hill of an oblong form , which rises on
...
There is every reason to believe that Selma , so often mentioned in the poems of
Ossian , as the principal residence of his father Fingal , was situate in that part of
Argyleshire called Upper Lorn , on a green hill of an oblong form , which rises on
...
Page 510
Translation . The king of future days shall stand Upon the hill where Taura stood ;
He shall see Cona ' s pebbly streams Rolling through woods abounding with
herds ; He shall see at a distance the trembling ocean , With many green islands
...
Translation . The king of future days shall stand Upon the hill where Taura stood ;
He shall see Cona ' s pebbly streams Rolling through woods abounding with
herds ; He shall see at a distance the trembling ocean , With many green islands
...
Page 528
In this district stood the famous city of Beregonium : it was situated between two
hills , one called Dun Macsnichan , “ the hill ... A street paved with common
stones , running from the foot of the one hill to the other , is still called
Straidmharagaid ...
In this district stood the famous city of Beregonium : it was situated between two
hills , one called Dun Macsnichan , “ the hill ... A street paved with common
stones , running from the foot of the one hill to the other , is still called
Straidmharagaid ...
Page 533
There is a water running by the foot of the hill , of a romantic appearance , on
account of its high banks and the number of its pools and cascades . “ The
sloping braes on each side of this water , were formerly covered with a fine
natural wood ...
There is a water running by the foot of the hill , of a romantic appearance , on
account of its high banks and the number of its pools and cascades . “ The
sloping braes on each side of this water , were formerly covered with a fine
natural wood ...
Page 536
A tradition also prevails , that Ossian was proprietor of part of Monivaird , a place
that must , in ancient times , have been famous for bards , as that term in Gaelic
signifies the Bard ' s Hill . - About the middle of Glen - Almon , and about three ...
A tradition also prevails , that Ossian was proprietor of part of Monivaird , a place
that must , in ancient times , have been famous for bards , as that term in Gaelic
signifies the Bard ' s Hill . - About the middle of Glen - Almon , and about three ...
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| Title | The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R. Macfarlan. With a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by sir J. Sinclair, and a tr. of the abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting Ossian, with notes and a suppl. essay by J. McArthur, Volume 3 The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R. Macfarlan. With a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by sir J. Sinclair, and a tr. of the abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting Ossian, with notes and a suppl. essay by J. McArthur, sir John Sinclair (1st bart.) |
| Author | Ossian |
| Translated by | Robert Macfarlan |
| Published | 1807 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2006 |
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