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... fons which cannot be 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 ...
... fons which cannot be 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 ...
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... fons , That , as there was no fale for Gaelic li terature , he would write fomething against that literature , which he was certain would fell ; and that fo he would receive from the prejudi- ces of the English , what the generofity of ...
... fons , That , as there was no fale for Gaelic li terature , he would write fomething against that literature , which he was certain would fell ; and that fo he would receive from the prejudi- ces of the English , what the generofity of ...
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... fons to the uni- verfity , to fearch for feience , the poor fend theirs to the mountains , to look after their catt- le . Thefe , as the land is not in general fa- vourable to agriculture , conftitute the principal wealth of the country ...
... fons to the uni- verfity , to fearch for feience , the poor fend theirs to the mountains , to look after their catt- le . Thefe , as the land is not in general fa- vourable to agriculture , conftitute the principal wealth of the country ...
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... fons well acquainted with the Gaelic language . " This story ftands as follows : Mr. M'Arthur " informed me , that he one day laid before Mr. " Shaw fome vocables , he had collected for an 4 intended Gaelic Dictionary ; but that he no ...
... fons well acquainted with the Gaelic language . " This story ftands as follows : Mr. M'Arthur " informed me , that he one day laid before Mr. " Shaw fome vocables , he had collected for an 4 intended Gaelic Dictionary ; but that he no ...
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... , might have even deign- ed to enter others equally low , without any national reflections . This obfervation flows not from that arrogance , with which assuming wealth wealth exfults over the fons of mifery and dis- trefs ( 92 )
... , might have even deign- ed to enter others equally low , without any national reflections . This obfervation flows not from that arrogance , with which assuming wealth wealth exfults over the fons of mifery and dis- trefs ( 92 )
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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