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 31807 |
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... PUBLISHED UNDER THE SANCTION OF THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON . MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRĈVALEBIT . VOL III . LONDON : PRINTED BY W. BULMER AND CO . CLEVELAND - ROW ; SOLD BY G. AND W. NICOL , BOOKSELLERS TO HIS MAJESTY , PALL - MALL ...
... PUBLISHED UNDER THE SANCTION OF THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON . MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRĈVALEBIT . VOL III . LONDON : PRINTED BY W. BULMER AND CO . CLEVELAND - ROW ; SOLD BY G. AND W. NICOL , BOOKSELLERS TO HIS MAJESTY , PALL - MALL ...
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... published under his name ? Can this be a spurious work ? But when ? — How ? By whom ? -These are questions that for a length of time have agitated and divided public - * See Note A , at the end of the Dissertation . opinion in England ...
... published under his name ? Can this be a spurious work ? But when ? — How ? By whom ? -These are questions that for a length of time have agitated and divided public - * See Note A , at the end of the Dissertation . opinion in England ...
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... published at the end of the second volume of Ossian , examining the charac- ter of the poems , entertains not the smallest doubt of their authenticity . " The compositions of Ossian , " Dr. Blair observes , " are so strongly marked with ...
... published at the end of the second volume of Ossian , examining the charac- ter of the poems , entertains not the smallest doubt of their authenticity . " The compositions of Ossian , " Dr. Blair observes , " are so strongly marked with ...
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... published . His subject led him naturally to speak of the dispute concerning the authenticity of Ossian , which had already kindled party discussions . The result of his researches induced him to deny positively the origi- nality of ...
... published . His subject led him naturally to speak of the dispute concerning the authenticity of Ossian , which had already kindled party discussions . The result of his researches induced him to deny positively the origi- nality of ...
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... published by Macpherson , and there are some pieces even to be found among them , which would not degrade Ossian himself . † Clark added to his translation a copious series of annotations , concerning the manners of the Caledonians ...
... published by Macpherson , and there are some pieces even to be found among them , which would not degrade Ossian himself . † Clark added to his translation a copious series of annotations , concerning the manners of the Caledonians ...
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