Ossian Collection > Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular
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(hall venture to make the trial, by wg.y of
experiment between the Latin and Gaelic,
then take the fame method with the Greek 5
and after comparing a few vocables with a
fentence from each, it is to be hoped that
the found and fenfe, and almoft the fpelling,
will be more adapted to each other than ei-
ther the Gothic or German is to the Celtic,
As we have already remarked that moun-
tains, rivers and proper names, are allowed
to be the mofl unalterable, we fliall begin
therefore with the
Hstei,
(hall venture to make the trial, by wg.y of
experiment between the Latin and Gaelic,
then take the fame method with the Greek 5
and after comparing a few vocables with a
fentence from each, it is to be hoped that
the found and fenfe, and almoft the fpelling,
will be more adapted to each other than ei-
ther the Gothic or German is to the Celtic,
As we have already remarked that moun-
tains, rivers and proper names, are allowed
to be the mofl unalterable, we fliall begin
therefore with the
Hstei,
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular > (82) |
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| Description | With a new and satisfactory account of the Picts, Scots, Fingal, Ossian, and his poems: as also, of the Macs, clans, Bodotria. And several other particulars respecting the high antiquities of Scotland. By the Rev. John Lanne Buchanan. A reply to ’An enquiry into the history of Scotland’ by John Pinkerton. |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.216 |
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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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