Works of Ossian: Vol. I.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... say , that a nation is void of all religion , is the fame thing as to fay , that it does not confift of people endued with reafon . The traditions of their fathers , and their own obfervations on the works of nature , toge ther with ...
... say , that a nation is void of all religion , is the fame thing as to fay , that it does not confift of people endued with reafon . The traditions of their fathers , and their own obfervations on the works of nature , toge ther with ...
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... say , that the Irish and Highlanders ever had a different lan- guage , character , or contractions ? Until he has effrontery enough to make fuch a declaration in public , the reader will not furely hesitate to apply to this Inquirer ...
... say , that the Irish and Highlanders ever had a different lan- guage , character , or contractions ? Until he has effrontery enough to make fuch a declaration in public , the reader will not furely hesitate to apply to this Inquirer ...
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... Says he , " I rumaged Trinity college , had dif " ferent perfons in pay , who understood the cha- " racters and contractions , " & c . p . 60. Very mortifying to be obliged to hire perfons for information in a language , of which he had ...
... Says he , " I rumaged Trinity college , had dif " ferent perfons in pay , who understood the cha- " racters and contractions , " & c . p . 60. Very mortifying to be obliged to hire perfons for information in a language , of which he had ...
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... - cile them , if he can . But Mr. Shaw proceeds , and says , " The " truth is , Dr. Blair and Profeffor Ferguson , " when Dr. Piercy was at Edinburgh , took ca- To 1 " re to introduce a young ftudent of divinity ( 30 )
... - cile them , if he can . But Mr. Shaw proceeds , and says , " The " truth is , Dr. Blair and Profeffor Ferguson , " when Dr. Piercy was at Edinburgh , took ca- To 1 " re to introduce a young ftudent of divinity ( 30 )
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... man of state , who " degenerated fo far from his pristine eminence " and high breeding , as to be frequently obli " ged to creep into many an humble cottage on ( f ) 2 " all 2 " all fours ; this diftinguished personage , I say ( 57 ) 1 ...
... man of state , who " degenerated fo far from his pristine eminence " and high breeding , as to be frequently obli " ged to creep into many an humble cottage on ( f ) 2 " all 2 " all fours ; this diftinguished personage , I say ( 57 ) 1 ...
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