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286 ON THE AUTHENTICITY
which his late father and predecessor, well
known as an eminent proficient in the Gae-
lic language, had, at an early period, with
the translator of Ossian.
" The conversation," says the Doctor, " be-
" tween Mr Macpherson and my late father,
" of which you desire an account, took place
" in the year 1762. My father had been
" led to doubt the accuracy of Mr Macpher-
" son's account of the way in which he ob-
" tained the materials of what he published
" as the Poems of Ossian, and even to ques-
"' tion the existence of the ancient manu-
" scripts, which he pretended to have disco-
" vered. Meeting him in London, he ear-
" nestly pressed him to remove these doubts,
" by publishing all the originals in his pos-
" session ; adding, ' as I perceive you are
" very imperfectly acquainted zvith the Gaelic
" language, I shall, if you please, procure
" you the assistance of one of the first Gae-
which his late father and predecessor, well
known as an eminent proficient in the Gae-
lic language, had, at an early period, with
the translator of Ossian.
" The conversation," says the Doctor, " be-
" tween Mr Macpherson and my late father,
" of which you desire an account, took place
" in the year 1762. My father had been
" led to doubt the accuracy of Mr Macpher-
" son's account of the way in which he ob-
" tained the materials of what he published
" as the Poems of Ossian, and even to ques-
"' tion the existence of the ancient manu-
" scripts, which he pretended to have disco-
" vered. Meeting him in London, he ear-
" nestly pressed him to remove these doubts,
" by publishing all the originals in his pos-
" session ; adding, ' as I perceive you are
" very imperfectly acquainted zvith the Gaelic
" language, I shall, if you please, procure
" you the assistance of one of the first Gae-
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian > (314) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78063487 |
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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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