 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...Macpherson in his journey through the Highlands, and assisted in collecting the poems of Ossian ; that he took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from...manuscripts, by far the greatest part of those pieces that were published ; that he had since compared the translation with the copies of the originals still... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...in search of the poems of Ossian ; that he assisted him in collecting them ; that he took down froin oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greatest part of those pieces Mr Macpherson has published ; that since the publication, he has carefully compared the translation... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1806 - 254 pages
...Strathmashie, who accompanied him to the Highlands ; who assisted him in collecting the poems ; who took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of the pieces he has published, makes a similar declaration.t Captain Alexander Morison,... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 596 pages
...declares in his letter to Dr. Blair, dated the 23d October, 1763, f " I assisted him in collecting them, and took down from oral tradition, and transcribed...manuscripts by far the greatest part of those pieces he has * Appendix to Report of the Highland Society, p. 3. t See Letter in Appendix to Report of the Highland... | |
 | 1807 - 536 pages
...Strathmashie, who accompanied him to the Highlands ; who assisted him in collecting the poems; who took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of the pieces he has published, makes a similar declaration.-)- Captain Alexander Morison,... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 546 pages
...Strathmashie, who accompanied him to the Highlands ; who assisted him in collecting the poems ; who took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of the pieces he has published, makes a similar declaration^ Captain Alexander Morison,... | |
 | James Grant - Celtic languages - 1814 - 586 pages
...Highlands. I assisted him in collecting them, " and took down from oral tradition, and trans" cribedfrom old manuscripts, by far the greatest " part of those pieces he has published." — " One " manuscript, in particular, was written as Jar " back as the year 1410, which I saw in Mr... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 828 pages
...journey, in search of the poems of Ossian, through the Highlands. I as* eisted him in collecting them, and took down from oral tradition, and transcribed...find it amazingly literal, even in such a degree, ae to preserve, in some measure, the cadence ot° the Gaelic versification. I need not aver, Sir, that... | |
 | American periodicals - 1871 - 880 pages
...his journey in search of the poems of Ossian, through the Highlands. I assisted in collecting them, and took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of those pieces he has published. I have carefully compared the translation, with the... | |
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I assisted him in collecting them; and took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greatest part of those pieces he has published. Since the publication, I have carefully compared the translation with the copies of... 
