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ESSAY
THE AUTHENTICITY
THE POEMS OF OSSIAN.
SECTION I.
Of the Period in which these Poems were composed. —
Connection zcith Roman History. — Carausius. —
Caracalla. — Appellations of Places in Ossian^s
Poems, — Orkneys. — Carrickthura.
The period which has been generally as-
signed as the asra of Ossian, is the begin-
ning of the third century. It is admitted,
that this deduction can be made only from

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Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian
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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.