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46 ON THE AUTHENTICITY
superstitions, had not judgment to discern
the Une by which the sacred ceremonies of
the Druids were separated and concealed
from vulgar observation.
Mr Laing remarks,* " that, from the ge-
" nuine Ossian, we should obtain, if not an
" accurate delineation of the characters of
" his contemporaries, at least some insight
" into the domestic manners and occupa-
" tions of the early Caledonians ; but here,"
says he, " we have only the ideal manners
" of romance, the insipid outhnes of perfect
" sentimental heroes."
It is foreign, as I have observed before,
from my purpose, to offer any thing con-
cerning the merit or demerit of these com-
positions. They are before the public ; and
the public appreciation of their value will
not probably be much affected by Mr Laing's
opinion or mine. Dr Blair pronounces Os-
* Dissertation, p. 398.
superstitions, had not judgment to discern
the Une by which the sacred ceremonies of
the Druids were separated and concealed
from vulgar observation.
Mr Laing remarks,* " that, from the ge-
" nuine Ossian, we should obtain, if not an
" accurate delineation of the characters of
" his contemporaries, at least some insight
" into the domestic manners and occupa-
" tions of the early Caledonians ; but here,"
says he, " we have only the ideal manners
" of romance, the insipid outhnes of perfect
" sentimental heroes."
It is foreign, as I have observed before,
from my purpose, to offer any thing con-
cerning the merit or demerit of these com-
positions. They are before the public ; and
the public appreciation of their value will
not probably be much affected by Mr Laing's
opinion or mine. Dr Blair pronounces Os-
* Dissertation, p. 398.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian > (74) |
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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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