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" I suppose my opinion of the poems of Ossian is already discovered. I believe they never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never could shew the original; nor can it be shewn by any other; to revenge reasonable... "
The Language and Literature of the Scottish Highlands - Page 204
by John Stuart Blackie - 1876 - 331 pages
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...Irish. Martin mentions Irish, but never any Earse manuscripts to be found in the islands in his time. I suppose my opinion of the poems of Ossian is already discovered. I believe ihey never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never could...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...Irish. Martin mentions Irish, but never any Earse manuscripts, to be found in the islands in his time. I suppose my opinion of the poems of Ossian is already discovered. I believe they never existed B b 2 in any other form than that which &e have seent The editor, or author, never could shew the original...
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A Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian

Sir John Sinclair - Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1806 - 254 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, "that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The poems of Ossian in the original Gaelic, Volume 1

James Macpherson - Bards and bardism - 1807 - 530 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, « that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The Poems of Ossian, Volume 1

1807 - 536 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, "that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by ..., Volume 1

Ossian - 1807 - 546 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, " that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The British Tourist's, Or, Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through ..., Volume 2

William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 378 pages
...Irish. Martia mentions Irish, but never any Erse, manuscripts to be found in the islands in his -time. I suppose my opinion of the poems of Ossian is already...form than that which we have seen. The editor, or authpr, never could shew the origi. nal ; nor can it be shewn by any other ; to revenge reasonable...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...resentment by the following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " Ihoy (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had hardly any other • way of suppoiting themselves, than by...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...resentment by (he following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " they (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had harHIy any other way of snppruting themselves, than by hunting,...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...resentment by the following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " they (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had hardly any other way of supporting themselves, than by hunting,...
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