 | Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...have juft now, in my hands, all that remain, of thofe compo2 fuions ; POEMS of OSSIA N. 265 (itions ; but, unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, they...the manners and cuftoms of the fifteenth century, arc fo many, that it is matter of wonder to me, how any one could dream of their antiquity. They are... | |
 | 1785 - 456 pages
...Irifh poems, concerning Fion. I have juft now, in my hands, all that remain, of thofe compo2 fitions; but, unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, .they...proofs, that they cannot be three centuries old. Their aUufions to the manners and cuftqms of the fifteenth century, are fo many, that it is matter of wonder... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 344 pages
...Irifh poems, concerning Fion. I have juil now in my hands, all that remain, of thofc compofitions ; but, unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, they...appear to be the work of a very modern period. Every ftanza,.nay almoft every line affords ftriking proofs, that they cannot be three centuries old. Their... | |
 | Ossian - 1801 - 364 pages
...Irifh poems, concerning Fion. I have juft now, in my hands , all that remain , of thofe compofitions ; but , unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, they...appear to be the work of a very modern period. Every tfanza, nay alnioft every line, affords Ariking proofs , that they cannot be three centuries old. Their... | |
 | James Macpherson - 1801 - 348 pages
...appear to be the •work of a very modern period. Every Aanza, nay almoft every line, affords linking proofs , that they cannot be three centuries old-. Their allufions to the manners and cuAoms of the fifteenth century , are lo many , that it is matter of wonder to me, how any one could... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...Irish poems concerning Fion. I have just now in ray hands, all that remain of those compositions , but, unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, .they...appear to be the work of a very modern period. Every stanza, nay almost every line, affords striking proofs that they cannot be three centuries old. Their... | |
 | Ossian - 1806 - 366 pages
...Irish poems, concerning Fion. I have just now, in my hands, all that remain of those compositions ; but, unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, they...appear to be the work of a very modern period. Every stanza, nay almost every line, affords strike ing proofs, that they cannot be three centuries old.... | |
 | Hugh Campbell - 1822 - 624 pages
...poems concerning Fion. I have just• now, in my hands, all that remain, of those compositions; buti unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, they appear to be the work of aa very modern period. Every stanza, nay almost every line, affords striking proofs, that they cannot... | |
 | Edward Davies - Celtic poetry - 1825 - 356 pages
...just now, in my hands, all that remain of " those compositions; but, unluckily for the anti" quities of Ireland, they appear to be the work of " a very modern period. Every stanza, nay, almost " every line, affords striking proofs, that they " cannot be three centuries old.—It... | |
 | William Hamilton Drummond - English poetry - 1852 - 332 pages
...compositions," and then he boasts that he has in his hands all that remain of the lays 6f the bards;" but that " unluckily for the antiquities of Ireland, they appear to be the work of a very modern period—they are entirely written in the romantic taste which prevailed two ages ago. Giants, enchanted... | |
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Their allufions to the manners and cuftoms of the fifteenth century, are fo many, that it is matter of wonder to me, how any one could dream of their antiquity. 
