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No. X.
LETTERS FROM MR. "JAMES M<-PHERSON,
1. To the Rev. Mr. James M'Lagak, then Minister of
Amalrie^ now of Blair in Athol, dated Ruthven, 27th
October 1760.
REVEREND SIR,
You perhaps have heard, that T am cm-
ployed to make a collection of the ancient Poetry in the
Gaelic. I have already traversed most of the Isles, and
gathered all worth notice in that quarter. — I intend a
journey to Mull and the coast of Argyle, to enlarge mj
collection.
By letters from Edinburgh, as well as gentlemen of
your acquaintance, I am informed, that you have a good col-
lection of poems of the kind I want. — It would be, there-
fore, very obliging, you should transmit me them as soon
as convenient, that my book might be rendered more com-
plete, and more for the honour of our old poetry — Tradi-
tions are uncertain ; poetry delivered down from memory,
:fm%i lose considerably j and it is a jnatter of surprise to
LETTERS FROM MR. "JAMES M<-PHERSON,
1. To the Rev. Mr. James M'Lagak, then Minister of
Amalrie^ now of Blair in Athol, dated Ruthven, 27th
October 1760.
REVEREND SIR,
You perhaps have heard, that T am cm-
ployed to make a collection of the ancient Poetry in the
Gaelic. I have already traversed most of the Isles, and
gathered all worth notice in that quarter. — I intend a
journey to Mull and the coast of Argyle, to enlarge mj
collection.
By letters from Edinburgh, as well as gentlemen of
your acquaintance, I am informed, that you have a good col-
lection of poems of the kind I want. — It would be, there-
fore, very obliging, you should transmit me them as soon
as convenient, that my book might be rendered more com-
plete, and more for the honour of our old poetry — Tradi-
tions are uncertain ; poetry delivered down from memory,
:fm%i lose considerably j and it is a jnatter of surprise to
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| Description | Includes 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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| Description | Selected 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. |
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| Description | Selected 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. |
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