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... feen at this distance of time , would afcribe his own compofitions to Offian , it is next to impoffible , that he could impofe upon his country . men , when all of them were fo well acquainted with the traditional poems of their ...
... feen at this distance of time , would afcribe his own compofitions to Offian , it is next to impoffible , that he could impofe upon his country . men , when all of them were fo well acquainted with the traditional poems of their ...
Page 19
... feen the manuscripts in " his cuftody before the publication of his pamph " let , had looked at them , and turned over the " leaves ; but at that time had read only a few " words up and down in different places , but " not one complete ...
... feen the manuscripts in " his cuftody before the publication of his pamph " let , had looked at them , and turned over the " leaves ; but at that time had read only a few " words up and down in different places , but " not one complete ...
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... feen above , that his ignorance of the Gaelic is fuch , that he does not know what thefe manufcripts contain . I do not choose to follow the example of our Inquirer , by holding forth names to the public . But I am at present poffeffed ...
... feen above , that his ignorance of the Gaelic is fuch , that he does not know what thefe manufcripts contain . I do not choose to follow the example of our Inquirer , by holding forth names to the public . But I am at present poffeffed ...
Page 21
... feen many in Scotland , who can decypher them much better than I can . Mr. Shaw's words are thefe , " I believe , I may fay it without vanity , I un- " derstand the language ( Celtic ) as well as any " man living , " p . 43. The fame ...
... feen many in Scotland , who can decypher them much better than I can . Mr. Shaw's words are thefe , " I believe , I may fay it without vanity , I un- " derstand the language ( Celtic ) as well as any " man living , " p . 43. The fame ...
Page 48
... feen , from the above , that Mr. Shaw made no pecuniary offer whatsoever to Profeffor Macleod . But if he will be fo very obliging , as to make a fimilar offer to me , I fhall engage , to eafe him of all the cafh he has to spare . It ...
... feen , from the above , that Mr. Shaw made no pecuniary offer whatsoever to Profeffor Macleod . But if he will be fo very obliging , as to make a fimilar offer to me , I fhall engage , to eafe him of all the cafh he has to spare . It ...
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againſt ancient arms bards battle beam blaft breaft Cairbar Calmar Carril cave chace chief clouds compofitions Cona Connal Cromla Crugal Cuchullin dark daugh daughter death defart Druids Duchomar ecchoing Engliſh Erin faid fame feaft feen fhall fhells fhew fhield fhips fhould fide figh fight filent Fillan Fingal fnow fome fon of Semo fong foul fpear friends fteel ftill ftones ftood ftorm ftream ftrength ftrong fubject fuch fword Gaelic Gaelic language Gaul ghofts hand heath heroes Highlands hill himſelf ifle Innisfail Ireland Iriſh king of Morven Lamderg language Lena Lochlin Macpherſon maid manufcripts mift mighty Morna moſt night noife Ofcar Offian paffage perfon poems publiſhed racter raife raiſe reft rife roaring rock Ryno Scotland SHAW contra SHAW Shaw's Analyfis Shaw's Inquiry Starno Swaran Temora thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand Torman translation Trenmor Ullin uſed voice waves wind youth