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ON THE AUTHENTICITY
SECTION 11.
Of the State of Society in the Jges in which Fingal
and Ossian are supposed to have flourished. — Es-
timate of the Character and Manners of the Ca-
ledonians, by Dion Cassias, Herodian, Tacitus,
JElian, &)C. — Druidical Institutions. — Silence
concernincr Religion. — Domestic circumstances.
1 HE Greeks and Romans, in the pride of
superior civilization, bestowed the epithet of
harharoiis on all other nations. It is no
wonder, then, that the Caledonians, a people
still in the first stages of society, were sub-
jected to that appellation. Yet, before we
proceed, let us endeavour to form a fair es-
timate of what is reported of their character
and manners, by the most respectable au-
thors of Greece and Rome.
SECTION 11.
Of the State of Society in the Jges in which Fingal
and Ossian are supposed to have flourished. — Es-
timate of the Character and Manners of the Ca-
ledonians, by Dion Cassias, Herodian, Tacitus,
JElian, &)C. — Druidical Institutions. — Silence
concernincr Religion. — Domestic circumstances.
1 HE Greeks and Romans, in the pride of
superior civilization, bestowed the epithet of
harharoiis on all other nations. It is no
wonder, then, that the Caledonians, a people
still in the first stages of society, were sub-
jected to that appellation. Yet, before we
proceed, let us endeavour to form a fair es-
timate of what is reported of their character
and manners, by the most respectable au-
thors of Greece and Rome.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian > (44) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78060298 |
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| Description | In which the objections of Malcolm Laing, Esq. are particularly considered and refuted. By Patrick Graham ... To which is added an essay on the mythology of Ossian's poems, by Professor Richardson .... |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.229 |
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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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