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CONTENTS, xxìiì
PAGE.
SECTION VIII.
Estimate of the different Collections of Gae-
lic Poetry which have been made ; — by
Mr Jerome Stone ; Mr Duncan Ken-
nedy ; and Dr John Smith, 207
SECTION IX.
Mr Macpherson's Collections of Gaelic Poe-
try. — Early Suspicions of their Authen-
ticity. — Strengthened by some Expres-
sions used by Mr Macpherson. — Esti-
mate of his Abilities. — His Highlander,
and his Translation of Homer, 248
SECTION X.
Internal Evidence of the Authenticity of these
Poems. — Exemplified by a literal Trans-
lation of the Seventh Book of Temora,
published, in the Original, by Mr Mac-
pherson, at an early Period, compared
with his own Translation. — That Mr
Macpherson has, in many Instances,
in his Translation, suppressed and add-
PAGE.
SECTION VIII.
Estimate of the different Collections of Gae-
lic Poetry which have been made ; — by
Mr Jerome Stone ; Mr Duncan Ken-
nedy ; and Dr John Smith, 207
SECTION IX.
Mr Macpherson's Collections of Gaelic Poe-
try. — Early Suspicions of their Authen-
ticity. — Strengthened by some Expres-
sions used by Mr Macpherson. — Esti-
mate of his Abilities. — His Highlander,
and his Translation of Homer, 248
SECTION X.
Internal Evidence of the Authenticity of these
Poems. — Exemplified by a literal Trans-
lation of the Seventh Book of Temora,
published, in the Original, by Mr Mac-
pherson, at an early Period, compared
with his own Translation. — That Mr
Macpherson has, in many Instances,
in his Translation, suppressed and add-
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian > (29) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76589683 |
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| Description | "... in which the objections of Malcolm Laing Esq are particularly considered and refuted". |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.75 |
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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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