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 270
Behind the mountain of Crommal ran the small stream of Lavath , on the banks of
which Ferad - artho , the son of Cairbre , the only person remaining of the race of
Cona , lived concealed in a cave , during the usurpation of Cairbar , the son of ...
Behind the mountain of Crommal ran the small stream of Lavath , on the banks of
which Ferad - artho , the son of Cairbre , the only person remaining of the race of
Cona , lived concealed in a cave , during the usurpation of Cairbar , the son of ...
Page 315
He freely challenged all those persons he named , to contradict him if they could .
... of the University of Glasgow , quoted by Smith , as a very proper person to
examine and compare the original of Ossian , with Macpherson ' s translation .
He freely challenged all those persons he named , to contradict him if they could .
... of the University of Glasgow , quoted by Smith , as a very proper person to
examine and compare the original of Ossian , with Macpherson ' s translation .
Page 460
There are few men who can repeat much of any poetry with accuracy , excepting
such persons as make it their profession , and who earn their bread by their
memories . It is enough , that thousands can be still found in our Highlands and
isles ...
There are few men who can repeat much of any poetry with accuracy , excepting
such persons as make it their profession , and who earn their bread by their
memories . It is enough , that thousands can be still found in our Highlands and
isles ...
Page 464
It seems to me wonderful , that any person , who has travelled in the Highlands ,
should doubt the authenticity of the Celtic poetry , which has been given to the
English reader by Macpherson , since in almost every glen are to be found
persons ...
It seems to me wonderful , that any person , who has travelled in the Highlands ,
should doubt the authenticity of the Celtic poetry , which has been given to the
English reader by Macpherson , since in almost every glen are to be found
persons ...
Page 483
... by the Highland Society of London , was delivered by myself into the hands of
Mr . Suard , one of the Secretaries of the National Institute , who promised to
present it in person to the President of the learned body , whose correspondence
you ...
... by the Highland Society of London , was delivered by myself into the hands of
Mr . Suard , one of the Secretaries of the National Institute , who promised to
present it in person to the President of the learned body , whose correspondence
you ...
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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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