Works of Ossian: Vol. I.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... truths . But let Offian's religion be what it will , it is certain he had no knowledge of Chriftianity , as there is not the ⚫ leaf leaft allufion to it , or any of its rites ANTIQUITY , & c . of OSSIAN's Poems . XI.
... truths . But let Offian's religion be what it will , it is certain he had no knowledge of Chriftianity , as there is not the ⚫ leaf leaft allufion to it , or any of its rites ANTIQUITY , & c . of OSSIAN's Poems . XI.
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... truth , but from his own former written , printed , and publifhed declarations . " The fact is , that he himself had the folly to declare to feveral per- fons , That , as there was no fale for Gaelic li terature , he would write ...
... truth , but from his own former written , printed , and publifhed declarations . " The fact is , that he himself had the folly to declare to feveral per- fons , That , as there was no fale for Gaelic li terature , he would write ...
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... truth . In place of taking up the 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 ...
... truth . In place of taking up the 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 ...
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... truth . or , The Highlanders , who rehearse these poems at present , divide them into as many different pieces , as Mr. Macpherson has divided them in- to books . As his fearch after ancient poetry has been many years prior to mine , he ...
... truth . or , The Highlanders , who rehearse these poems at present , divide them into as many different pieces , as Mr. Macpherson has divided them in- to books . As his fearch after ancient poetry has been many years prior to mine , he ...
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... will not furely hesitate to apply to this Inquirer after truth , the appella- tion , which he beftows on every Scotchman , that he writes with an illiberal intention to de ccive . Το To prove beyond the power of contradic tion , the ( 18 )
... will not furely hesitate to apply to this Inquirer after truth , the appella- tion , which he beftows on every Scotchman , that he writes with an illiberal intention to de ccive . Το To prove beyond the power of contradic tion , the ( 18 )
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