Works of Ossian: Vol. I.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... reader . The manner of thofe compofitions is fo different from other poems , and the ideas fo confined to the most early state of so- ciety , that it was thought they had not enough cie- XXII A DISSERTATION concerning the.
... reader . The manner of thofe compofitions is fo different from other poems , and the ideas fo confined to the most early state of so- ciety , that it was thought they had not enough cie- XXII A DISSERTATION concerning the.
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... reader , what motives could in- duce a man to deviate , as much as Mr. Shaw will appear to have done , not only from truth , but from his own former written , printed , and publifhed declarations . " The fact is , that he himself had ...
... reader , what motives could in- duce a man to deviate , as much as Mr. Shaw will appear to have done , not only from truth , but from his own former written , printed , and publifhed declarations . " The fact is , that he himself had ...
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... reader's time with an ostentatious display of argument , or å critical minutenefs in tracing out the contradic tions in this pamphlet , concerning the trans- lations from the Gaelic publifhed by Mr. Mac pherfon ; I fhall fimply narrate ...
... reader's time with an ostentatious display of argument , or å critical minutenefs in tracing out the contradic tions in this pamphlet , concerning the trans- lations from the Gaelic publifhed by Mr. Mac pherfon ; I fhall fimply narrate ...
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... reader , who does not know me , may poffibly fufpect my word . But , if he will take the trouble to demand them , he may fee in my poffeffion , the original letters of Mr. Shaw , in his own hand - writing , addreffed to me , on this ...
... reader , who does not know me , may poffibly fufpect my word . But , if he will take the trouble to demand them , he may fee in my poffeffion , the original letters of Mr. Shaw , in his own hand - writing , addreffed to me , on this ...
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... of rea- foning , as abfurd , as it is weak , impudent , and fallacious . It is perhaps neceffary to inform the reader , that Earfe is a name for our language , totally un- unknown to us Highlanders , till we come abroad ; ( 16 )
... of rea- foning , as abfurd , as it is weak , impudent , and fallacious . It is perhaps neceffary to inform the reader , that Earfe is a name for our language , totally un- unknown to us Highlanders , till we come abroad ; ( 16 )
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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