The Poems of Ossian: To which are Prefixed a Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of OssianCrosby, 1862 - 492 pages |
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... Gaul , are mentioned in every stanza . The only doubt is , whether these poems have any far- ther resemblance to the poems published by Macpher- son . I was told by Bourke , * a very ingenious Irish gentleman , the author of a tract on ...
... Gaul , are mentioned in every stanza . The only doubt is , whether these poems have any far- ther resemblance to the poems published by Macpher- son . I was told by Bourke , * a very ingenious Irish gentleman , the author of a tract on ...
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... Gaul makes the opinion probable ; but what puts it beyond all dispute , is , that the same customs and language prevailed among the inhabitants of both in the days of Julius Cæsar . The colony from Gaul possessed themselves , at first ...
... Gaul makes the opinion probable ; but what puts it beyond all dispute , is , that the same customs and language prevailed among the inhabitants of both in the days of Julius Cæsar . The colony from Gaul possessed themselves , at first ...
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... Gauls . The present Germans , properly so called , were not the same with the ancient Celtæ . The manners and customs of the two nations were similar ; but their language different . The Ger mans are the genuine descendants of the ...
... Gauls . The present Germans , properly so called , were not the same with the ancient Celtæ . The manners and customs of the two nations were similar ; but their language different . The Ger mans are the genuine descendants of the ...
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... Gaul admits of no doubt . Whether colonies came afterward from the north of Europe , is a matter of mere speculation ... Gauls who possessed themselves origi . nally 60 DISSERTATION ON.
... Gaul admits of no doubt . Whether colonies came afterward from the north of Europe , is a matter of mere speculation ... Gauls who possessed themselves origi . nally 60 DISSERTATION ON.
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... Gauls who possessed themselves origi . nally of Britain . It is compounded of two Celtic words , Cael signifying Celts , or Gauls , and Dun or Don , a hill ; so that Caeldon , or Caledonians , is as much as to say , the " Celts of the ...
... Gauls who possessed themselves origi . nally of Britain . It is compounded of two Celtic words , Cael signifying Celts , or Gauls , and Dun or Don , a hill ; so that Caeldon , or Caledonians , is as much as to say , the " Celts of the ...
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