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APPENDIX.
No. I.
LETTERS TO DR. BLAIR.
1. From Sir John Macpherson, dated Lauriston,
4th February 1760.
Sir,
I DO mj-self the pleasure of presenting you
with a few specimens of Ossian, in his native dress. I
could have drawn out many other pieces of greater length,
and of more merit, but the inclosed may satisfy Mr Percy's
curiosity ; and it is unnecessary to trouble you with more
of the original at present, as you can, at any time, com-
mand all my collection.
The three pieces which I have selected had each a par-
ticular title to regard.
Ossian's courtship of Everallin is a short and entire
story. It is a monument of the simplicity and dignity
B

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Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian
DescriptionIncludes texts in Gaelic with translations into Latin and English. "Drawn up, according to the directions of the Committee, by Henry Mackenzie".
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Ossian Collection
DescriptionSelected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.